on t.w. . this is the date of the news live from berlin testing for antibodies a lab in germany is working on tests that can tell if the person has already built up community to the corona virus something that could help populations return to a more normal life also coming out of the pandemic has a new ground 0 new york city is marked more than 500 deaths in a single day medical supplies are running short and the governor is warning the worst is yet to come.

i'm rebecca rivers welcome to the program more than a 1000000 people globally have now tested positive for the corona virus but the actual number of cases is the ought to be much higher with many of those afflicted not even aware they're infected now research is here in germany adjoining the international effort to understand the full extent of the corona virus pandemic they carrying out a new test that aims to find those who may have already had the infection and could now be immune to. this machine could bring relief from isolation for some here at the clinic in munich doctors cannot only test for the corona virus they can also see if patients unknowingly contract to the virus in the past more than 100 samples can be processed in an hour this is how it works. the sample vials are coated with building blocks from the virus

a surface if antibodies are detected in the patients of blood they will attach to the blocks the virus can then be the texted with a different antibody that carries a dye and changes the sample color if positive in addition to patients the new machine will also allow health care workers to be tested. one but not till it isn't his test will of course be offered to personnel working in infected areas which will allow us to know who has already have the virus and has built up immunity after it had any more than fart it's thought the antibodies could provide immunity for years to come for those with antibodies that could mean a return to normal life it's hoped that people who work in other sectors could soon be tested by the general practitioner. and he body tests have already been approved in the us and to tell us more about it i'm now joined by dr andrea final from the health finance institute from harvard university and a thanks for joining me tell us why are these tests so important thanks so much for

having me on this test very important because to provide a conclusive information not only whether chris is infected but also whether this person has developed immunity eighteen's is infected so this can be used for 2 purposes really toll out those that have immunity to react or society which has others have said could actually jump start the economy again but also for congress and has not a nation to joe's who are infected so the site. is going to ask you how extensive the new testing is likely to be who is going to be able to access it and who'll be tested. it really depends on how fast this test can be rolled out as i understand there is some testing going on for $100.00 are studies 400000 persons in germany right now and it's probably going to be a couple of months until we really know how well these tests are working in terms

of how the big the positive predictive value is of these tests and also how long this immunity lasts is one thing to detect infiniti it's another thing to have lasting immunity so it's still in there in an early study face so we will probably watch this very closely over the coming months how accurate is this test to go on these tests. i think are still too early to tell we will probably know after having studied as significant amount of persons i know as i mentioned 100000 people are involved in germany right now and a positive critical value i need i would need to in the coming weeks we can probably determine that. how how can these antibodies can i help patients who tested positive for the virus. it can actually be so it's called convalescent plasma so and that's been shown in some clinical settings to actually be effective as a treatment so basically in other nations to of those that have antibodies can be

used to treat those who have the disease don't and if i go from harvard university thank you very much thank you so much. now let's take a look at some of the other covert 19 related stories china has held a nationwide 3 minute reflection to honor the victims of the corona virus outbreak chinese president xi jinping was among the mourners air raid sirens wailed in florida flags were at half mast the virus has killed over 3000 people in china. in the u.k. a spate of arson attacks against 5 key communication towers has apparently been spurred by rumors that they transmit the coronavirus telecoms workers have also reported receiving abuse and threats over the misinformation the british government has rejected any link between 5 g. technology and the coronavirus. israeli police a widening

a crackdown on ultra-orthodox jewish communities for continuing to ignore social distancing rules or thirties have been carrying out raids in orthodox neighborhoods around the country after many emerged as coronavirus hotspots they've also locked down the city of neighbor a outside tel aviv. pope francis has one of the faithful not to seek personal gain from the coronavirus crisis in the service streamed online he prayed for followers to preserve their quote clear conscience in the wake of the pandemic. in new york state has seen its deadliest day of the pandemic will than 560 people have now died within the space of 24 hours with nearly 3000 deaths the state now accounts for nearly half of all virus related fatalities in the u.s. in response new york's governor has issued an executive order to say as critically needed supplies across the state president trump is also signing an act to stop

masks and gloves from being exported new yorkers in crisis. help new york. and then pick up the camp and then go to the next place as this rolls across the country the peak hasn't yet hit and new york's governor is warning the state could run out of ventilators in days cuomo has ordered the machines to be redistributed to overwhelmed hospitals. with many overcrowded this convention center in manhattan has now been turned into a makeshift hospital. funeral homes and crematoriums in the country's most populous city are also struggling to cope. 911 was a really good but it wasn't like. a lot of the.

were around back then and. even comparable to what we're getting now death in isolation for victims and their families there are no last words no goodbyes only pictures of their loved ones from those on the front lines meanwhile u.s. officials have done a u. turn on their face mask guidelines after initially stating they aren't necessary for the general public the center for disease control is now recommending face covering such as bandanas and homemade masks though the president has stressed they are not mandatory. well i just never were myself it's a recommendation they recommend it. i'm feeling good i just don't want to be doing i don't know somehow sitting in the oval office behind that beautiful resolute desk the great resolute desk i think wearing a face mask. is a great presidents prime ministers dictator kings queens.

i don't see it for myself the mixed messages have left many in the u.s. confused and frustrated. with staying in the u.s. navy captain has received a hero's farewell after he was dismissed from his post for criticizing the navy's handling of the coronavirus crisis captain brett any crozier was cheered by his crew at sea as can be saying in the cell phone videos they come on that had been battling an outbreak of a virus on his ship and demanded that he be allowed to evacuate his soldiers from the us s. theodore roosevelt may be command dismissed him for not following proper protocol protocol and allegedly causing panic by letting his complaint link to the media. they have to report i mean an essay of has been following the story is here to talk to us about it i mean hi thanks for coming in. what's been the reaction to captain

cross his dismissal but as you can see in these videos here that were shared on social media the crew really seemed to love him too to see him as a hero and you can see in that sendoff that i think they saw him as somebody who's protecting the ship and that shouldn't be dismissed at the time so there was a lot of voices on social media including twitter we have tweets from people who were on that ship there they saw him as somebody who was sticking up for them. he says i will cherish that moment for the rest of my life he was a great commanding officer and a humble man he taught me a lot and just a short time of him being there thank you for looking out for us. no one else would have captain crozier. she was a she is family of somebody was on that ship and said that she was protecting her husband's life so that's you see in this case that his dismissal was perhaps not understood by the people on the ship and perhaps they see it as something that was completely wrong there's also politicians including bertie sanders joe biden both

who are running for president this year they tweeted support for him and you also had a navy veterans coming out there is also the great grandson of theodore roosevelt for whom the ship is named saying that roosevelt would have cheered him as well because roosevelt in fact stood up for sailors who were plagued by the yellow fever back then when they were fighting a war and said that sailors didn't deserve to die from a virus or from an infection when they were meant to be fighting wars now a lot of praise he seems to be getting there across the board i mean is this a done deal i mean you mentioned a couple of points there from from the running senator. are we going to see any other political fallout from this well the navy has stood by its decision because they said it wasn't about his criticism of the navy but just about how he went about it because he copied about 20 to 30 people on an e-mail where he complained and they said that this set that you know for being leaked to the public which could cause panic on the ship but i don't think this story is going away anytime soon because several democratic senators have penned

a letter to the pentagon saying they want an investigation into why he was dismissed they said that they believe him that it wasn't being handled properly there was enough quarantine options on the ship they said that if there are future all breaks on other ships and they want to know what the proper protocol is here because if we're talking about him breaking protocol he's a navy captain he should know what he's doing that's the assumption he's been he's on an aircraft carrier so they want to know what is the best way to go forward if somebody has to break protocol to get attention called to an outbreak ownership very interesting so i want to. have thanks very much but important. well let's look at some of the other stories making news this hour britain's main opposition labor party has named kiri starmer as its new later the shadow breakfast secretary was one of 3 candidates for the labor leadership and won with more than 50 percent of the voters will replace jeremy corbin who resigned after december's general elections. in southeastern france 2 people have been killed in

a knife attack on residents venturing out to shop in a town under lockdown several others were injured the alleged attacker was arrested by police nearby. were not long ago china was battling to contain the outbreak of the new coronavirus but as the situation there looks more stable china has started supporting virus stricken countries around the world with equipment and even sending medical teams is it international solidarity or is china seeking to extend its global influence will have a special feature. it's late march in serbia and the plane has just landed at belgrade airport. this is no ordinary flight on board a medical teams and tons of equipment to help fight the coronavirus they flown in from china and they get a hero's welcome the president himself is here. in

serbia isn't the only place welcoming to liveries like these. chinese supplies of so been arriving in hungary as well as the czech republic slovakia. austria greece spain canada even the u.s. has been turning to china for supplies. so what's going on just a few weeks ago china was the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis the place where the outbreak began as it's suddenly gone from victim to savior. that special report from our chief international editor richard walker coming up you're watching day of news don't forget our web site is there for all the latest news and information around the clock that's day w dot com i'm rebecca rivers in berlin thanks very much for watching.

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