news. this is deja news live from berlin china mourns its coronavirus victims the country came to a standstill for 3 minutes a gesture to honor the more than 3000 people who died in china is. also coming up new york has its deadliest day yet as it battles are coronavirus hospitals are stretched to the limit and there are warnings the city could soon run out of lifesaving ventilators. and officials here in berlin accuse the u.s. of confiscating a shipment of much needed face mask and what they're calling an act of modern day

pirates. i'm michael local it's good to have you with us china has come to a standstill for 3 minutes to mourn those who have died of the coronavirus citizens across the country paula swell cars trains and ships sounded their horns air raid sirens rang out and flags were at half staff in memory of the more than 3000 lives claimed by the virus in china in beijing president xi jinping joined other top officials wearing white flowers in silent tribute. let's go now to correspondent. in beijing china appears to be over the worst of its

outbreak what's it like where you are in beijing is life essentially returning to normal. i wouldn't call it normal but yet it's going back to everyday life. again and as you mentioned the virus suppressed right now but there is a big a 2nd wave of infections the spread is far from over the threat is constant because they are silent carry us off the virus there's also the important cases coming from foreign countries i mean many for example overseas chinese students are returning back here so of course yes also a sense of alertness and today when i mean also this minutes 3 minutes of silence it was quite impressive people were mourning also performing morning rituals here on the street in beijing because usually it's thom sweeping day and people would visit. the family and now they cannot do it because public

gatherings are not allowed so of course this is not normal and many things don't feel like normal but the current rules here that anyone who least beijing income spec has to go to a centralized parenting hotel for 14 days so that the city itself is isolated and even the country itself that's shut off no foreign us allowed to enter yeah you know you know we've been looking at the images of those people honoring that does that moment of science the silence for the dead how did people seal about the government's handling of this crisis so far. most chinese people are actually yes supporting our believing in official of the government and states that we count up the virus very efficiently and also. showcase the superiority of the system i think many chinese people think the handling of the crisis was

quite well and they are actually. posting on social media about the situation in europe right now while criticizing the own government also the own this has happened they are right away so of course yes the government here is directing the public opinion and i have to say that it works. in beijing many thanks for that to the us now and new york state has had its largest single day death toll in the pandemic so far officials there reported 562 deaths on friday the state now accounts for nearly half of all virus related fatalities in the country as hospitals continue to face critical shortages of medical equipment new york's governor has issued an executive order to seize critically needed supplies across the state and bring them to where they're needed most. new york city is struggling as

a crop was with skyrocketing infections and a severely strained health care system friday mocked single deadliest day yet in its battle with coronavirus. new yorkers in crisis helping new york and then pick up. and then go to the next place as this road cross the country it comes a day after. that the city only had enough ventilators to get through the next 6 days. with supplies already scarce it raises new concerns about how well the state is equipped to combat coronavirus. inside this brooklyn funeral home it's clear they're struggling to mate surging demand. usually equipped to handle up to 60 cases at a time they dealing with more than 3 times that amount and counting maybe the

government could help me and figure out a way that we could accommodate families in a timely manner and a more dignified way amid the deepening crisis the federal government is yet to formalize any orders. when i think they're going to be coming out with the regulations and if people want to abide by frankly i don't think it will be mandatory because some people that want to do that with little direction from the white house states like new york left with no choice but to continue taking matters into their arne hands. berlin's city government has accused the us of an act of modern day piracy after shipment of 200000 protective facemasks was hijacked on its way from china to germany the mass had been ordered by berlin's police force from an american manufacturer producing in china but according to

berlin authorities they were confiscated in bangkok and diverted to the u.s. as a quote a virus pandemic worsens demand from crucial medical supplies such as mass respirators has surged worldwide leading to unprecedented buying practices and countries outbidding each other. berlin's interior minister andrei is guys will urge the german government to remind washington can comply with international rules saying quoting now this is not how you deal with trans atlanta partners even in times of global crisis there should be no wild west methods the us has denied the accusations i'm joined now by our chief political editor michel yeah so michel is that gist of the story again is the litter authorities are accusing the u.s. of stealing mass destined for germany did you have more details on that.

well what is being reported as having happened is that the shipment of these special master particularly so important for medical stuff was actually the transfer at the bangkok airport in thailand and this was manufactured by 3 m. it's an american company but they produce these masts in china and then as we've learned american officials simply confiscated 200000 massed a part of the segment went ahead to germany and that is where we are at this particular embarrassing for german officials who just a couple of days ago lost in quotation marks some 6000000 mosques in kenya as an airport sit in that simply didn't go through which a piece of been read over acted by illegal means interesting in the face of such aggressive purchasing practices germany managing to secure enough protective equipment for its key workers especially with the loss that you just

mentioned. well i can't give you the exact numbers because i don't think the demagogue from and has that but there has been a recognition here that the official ways simply aren't working that private companies a much better at actually tapping into regional networks and that's also why the likes of volkswagen have now pooled their resources another logistics company as well to help the government out which has been simply unable to purchase enough mosques i doubt that any government will be able to get enough in total terms but it's quite clear that the german way of doing things simply isn't a match for the clear america 1st star city that which doesn't seem to way from not going down any official which whatsoever you know it strikes me that we've we've all been talking about solidarity these days but with so-called allies pointing fingers is this is sign of

a more sort of fractures self-serving world at least until disguise is over. i don't think i would want to get that philosophical i wonder whether we are seeing more clearly what's the actual reality is that before any thoughts a moment of crisis. the european union has its own struggles to find a way of dealing with this very heated debate about financial solidarity euro bonds also called corona bonds are unlikely to actually go ahead we'll learn that next week but simply the damage has been done to take it to transatlantic relations also after donald trump very early on in this crisis described this as a european disease now he tries to frame it as a chinese one and we must not forget that we are in competition here of what the democratic free democracies can actually deliver to their own people and at the same time we see highly symbolic cements of medical personnel but also. to

european states particularly also italy so this is very much about the hearts and minds as it is a tough fight for those desperately needed resources at the moment. thanks so much for that more than a 1000000 people around the world now have confirmed corona virus infections and over 55000 have died as we look now at the very latest developments in france the number of confirmed over 1000 cases has jumped to over 82000 making it the 5th country to report more cases in china where the pandemic originated turkey has imposed a partial curfew on all citizens under the age of 20 as part of measures against the corona virus outbreak people older than 65 were already subject to mandatory confinement south korea will extend its social distancing campaign scheduled to end on monday by 2 weeks the country aims to reduce the number of infections to less

than 50 a day. and the international monetary fund says the pandemic has brought the global economy to a standstill and that's not all it says the world will see a recession that will be far worse than the global financial crisis a decade ago as with many other countries in the world colombia's lockdown has hit people without homes especially hard our next report is from nicole foley on the streets of bogota she met a man whose work during the crisis has made him a hero for those in need. nobody knows the invisible like this man for 15 years orlando beltran has been looking after the city's homeless he knows where they meet where they sleep and where they get their drugs with his n.g.o.s get a little bit on the bronx banquet he provides the destitute with food clothes and a shoulder to lean on but the most important part of today's delivery are these

face masks. a face mask can save many lives the drugs they smoke damage the muscles in their mouth you have the nerve to move. her muscle it's hard for them to control their saliva. and they may accidentally spit on each other without realizing what is happening and they would lose your job because the person who orlando's help is needed now more than ever ever since columbia went into lockdown it has become hard for the homeless to get money begging or collecting metal and rubbish makes little sense when the only people left on the street are those with nowhere to go with police in charge of enforcing the quarantine this young man tells us he's often violently chased off the streets . tell us to leave but if we don't tase us and beat us i do what i can to avoid that i try to collect some money and find

a place to sleep. those who can afford it escape police brutality in these temporary housing facilities. but sharing a windowless room with dozens of people who roam the streets of bogota during the day may well increase their risk of contracting the virus. under these conditions orlando's masks may seem like a band-aid on a bullet wound but it's all these people have and even the skeptics wear their masks like shields protecting them from an invisible menace the end of the day is bittersweet for lando. i'm sad to leave but i'm happy. because we gave them hope the hope of us coming back and bringing along the humanitarian aid for the homeless no one thought about all of that off. he knows it's a stretch but it's this hope that has kept him going for the past 15 years. and the smiles on the faces of those he has helped smiles he may not be able to see under

the new masks but he still knows they're there. you're watching the news don't forget our web site is there for all the latest news and information around the clock it's. like a local invalid thanks for joining us. to . say that. whatever it takes.