stuart's evening news on d w. this is t w news live from berlin and signs of progress in germany's battle against the coronavirus health officials say that measures to slow the spread of the virus are working but they are still urging caution as the country's death toll surge is over 1000 also coming up people in turkey are not forgetting their neighbors it's a lifeline for the elderly with seniors and seriously ill under curfew they depend on others for their daily essentials and. stranded abroad hundreds of thousands of

the e.u. citizens face obstacles getting cold as borders close and flights are cancelled is help on the way from brussels. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program more than a 1000000 people around the world have now confirmed corona virus infections and over 55000 are dead here are some of the latest developments in the pandemic the united states has registered the world's highest daily kovac 1000 death toll thursday saw 1169 confirmed deaths with the 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 4. teen days and germany now has more than 80000 confirmed cases and over

a 1000 kovac 1000 deaths but the leader of the country's top public health institute says that strict measures to control the spread of the virus appear to be working slow long as is it me so far it's been going very well we will see if the measures are enough and whether the health system becomes overwhelmed we can't say for sure but we are doing everything we can to save as many lives as possible you're on the right truck. let's bring in the manual the chase who is following the latest developments for us from germany so we just heard of bear the assessment is that germany is on the right track is it as under does it have the pet demick as under control as it appears. well i think he's too soon to talk about the pandemic being under control and of course there's room for cautious optimism as we've just heard. as sais he explained that sayed he

explained that for a few days now we've seen a trend of one patient infected just infecting one other person as opposed to for the past few weeks one person infected infected infecting then in return of 5 to 7 per cent so that there's a clear improvement in that pattern so it seems to me as their confinements measures that have been implemented are working so i would say room for cautious optimism here in germany but as so as to say the epidemic ease under control those figures have to sink even lower and only according to the harbor hold up institute only when one person. we'll infect less than another can we talk about an epidemic under control however people remain quite optimistic and they do they do actually trust the measures being taken by the government to

flatten the care let's have a look at the report. almost 2 weeks into the need to freeze of public life more than 90 percent of germans still agree with the contact restrictions in place. simply accepted that's the way things are now no problem. it's good you can still buy everything but of course i miss my friends. confidence in germany's health system has even slightly grown since last week to 77 percent overall while 22 percent say they are less confident the system can cope but for 3 of the 3 to feel that the health service is working despite all this is great as an old person i remember war times and we're nowhere near that yet or. what germans currently worry about most is the economic damage the corona crisis could bring. 3 quarters

are concerned or very concerned for the economy overall less than a quarter worry about their own personal situation solidarity in europe and beyond is also something most germans would like to see now. well almost 2 thirds feel it is right for politicians to think of germany 1st at this time of crisis 95 percent would like to see solidarity within the e.u. and 64 percent say rich countries like germany should now help poorer regions. so let's talk a little bit more about solidarity emmanuelle because of we have this interesting case here this happened at the bangkok airport where 200000 face masks which were destined for berlin were diverted to the united states what exactly happened here. so you know are we talking here about 200000 rescue branches that were meant to be

used by police officers in the german capital in berlin there were a comfy skated by us office shows bangkok and they had been ordered by germany from a us company and were already paid for they were manufactured in china and were on their way to germany and interior and a state minister and has talked of modern piracy to qualify these action from the us and he said i quote these is not how you treat transatlantic allies he called for federal governments in barely to take action to ask the u.s. to urge us not to behave like that it's not the 1st time that the u.s. steel is. seen to other countries in france the president of the regional council of the contests rage on the region which is the west affected by the coroner virus in france reported a similar case millions of moscow where. patients and doctors and medical

personnel those so being stolen on the tarmac all the chinese followed by the acting father u.s. government emmanuelle a chase thank you. well covert $1000.00 cases are also rising sharply in turkey the country currently has more than $20000.00 confirmed cases and $425.00 deaths associated with the virus president much of type out of want 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 specially. home delivery turkish style. for many istanbul residents this is not a novel way of doing their shopping but with the corona virus epidemic worsening it's now become a lifeline for the city's elderly. you. know cool shopkeepers

have quickly adapted to 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 for take it to their homes because they are elders. the curfew for citizens older than 65 was among the 1st measures taken by the turkish government in their battle against the epidemic. in the race to the right of the 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 these general municipality tells me beat us a lot of the. established order 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 is out there following the rules more than before. the move pensioners stay at home the more work there is to pull support teams across. the city they have delivered groceries to tens of thousands of quarantined istanbul lights. despite the introduction of the curfew for the elderly it has proven to little in the fight against the virus more measures have been taken. he stumbles gran's the zone one of the largest in the world is now closed as are schools museums sports clubs bars and cafes. all international flights have been stalked and domestic travel severely restricted . new gigantic and poor auntie and deserted and shingle an arson predicts that moon measures will come to the sulu for the old out here in

istanbul the population density is very high hearted so it's safe to say that we will need more radical measures eventually after all assemble appears to be a hotspot a fist epidemic. and watch at least stumble. with more restrictions looming stumbles patients will be tested as well as the solidarity of its people. and us president donald trump will meet with american oil executives on friday to discuss the price undercutting their businesses markets are eagerly anticipating that meeting or oil prices are down more than 50 per cent for the year due to lower demand during the pandemic and a price war between saudi arabia and russia well that just viewed could end next week if both nations agree to production cuts provided american producers agree to

their own cuts 1st. well now as the virus sweeps across the globe health workers on the front lines of the fight against kovan $1000.00 are facing critical shortages of protective care even so they are continuing to risk their lives to save others our next report shows how health care workers around the world are confronting the bleak reality of being overwhelmed and under protected not all superheroes wear masks but these ones definitely should get the masks they have aren't good enough. these new york health care workers are demanding protective equipment that will stop them catching and spreading covert 90. 5 this is outrageous that we have we have people coming in sewing things for us sewing mass sewing shields making things out of plastics this is what we're doing now how how. i mean that would be like a soldier going to war and making

a plastic gun to bring with him this is this is what's happening frontline workers across the u.s. are in the same situation the daily toll of their exhausting and risky work beginning to show anything going to go in holding you know of having you know kind of like his or her my daughter till spring when. we go on. over going to the river. is delayed. in the u.k. the army has been called in to make sure supplies get to hospitals but staff say it's still not anywhere near enough i never thought in my wildest dreams i would be sure surgical boss in this country and i never thought in my wildest dreams that we would eat you would be feeling consistently say it's. in front a group of caregivers launched an eye catching campaign to draw attention to what they see as their lack of protection their make sure they feel naked in their fight

against corporate 90. and foreign ministers have held a video conference to discuss the repatriation of 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 e.u. facilitated flights the rest are still waiting the e.u. has been helping to pay and ward me those flights. let's get more we are joined by dint of your correspondent teri schultz in brussels so terry foreign ministers have actually been discussing this what's the update well actually is 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 that national

government should take the lead in this and what the foreign policy chief justice burrell said is that $250000.00 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 yet 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 situation with no easy answers teri schultz in brussels thank you. well bundesliga club rosia dortmund have announced about their home stadium. has 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 who 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. today i'm sure kelly and thanks for watching. combating the pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona. 19 special. on d w. how does a virus spread. just

through the. weekly radio show it's called spectrum if you would like any information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast so you can get it wherever you can get your podcast can also find us and. also feel like banging your head into the wall sometimes stay in bed forever just cry plainly freakouts because the bad news about corona. no way these are tough times you switch on the news or look at your favorite website and it's not a pretty picture more dead every day and sections on the rise. hopkins now counts more than 1000000 cases worldwide healthcare 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 and 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 corona virus 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 are 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 is county and of the senate and what we know also far is that it definite hinders long term decisions that are focusing on trying to keep. 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 of a 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 hurt 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 saying something more hopeful because then this is a very negative if not 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 it though we can't really see in it or see it it can create this common sense of shared 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 lonely it but also to strange us because we now is what we consider it 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 kittens 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 in 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 constructive and solution oriented reporting into joining us and into the journalistic thinking and that's for example lots of journalists are practicing now these days because the people come to watch them and they have this birds 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 important. 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 sands 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 found were that it was present.

p.t.s.d. the and the crash. happened. during the sars. so what we found when we talk about p.t.s.d. what we know is that people feel. well what is it that we must create it they feel there's a lack of control how can you explain the fact. the your experience. so i think my heart is to manage stress and ok so that's what they're starting to experience is that it's a true that it then people when they were sort of about the fact that they might develop star or in this particular. virus you're thinking about what am i going to make it when i feel the symptoms oh i have a heart oh you know i have

a woman who are agree it is this this is coming why. although the current coronavirus a 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 the seeing people can do if they find themselves while in isolation and keep in touch with family and friends by using technology they will provide you a tremendous amount of support the other thing is setting out

a routine and routine helps in hama and one's fears and anxieties. 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. 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 5. 10000 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 pass it along to each other that work still has to be confirmed it's not a surprise though if it's correct because the number of coronaviruses are known to cause a range of illnesses in livestock and poultry. how no take for. 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 is for sars cove to however a study carried out here in germany indicates very high had loads of virus in

covert 19 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 the young well they also affect of the world and. 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 in the lungs. there we go

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