biala dast frankfurt airport city managed by for. this is deja news live from berlin expect more deaths in the weeks to come that was donald trump's message to the american people just moments ago as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the u.s. tops 300000 also coming up testing for antibodies a lab in germany is working on tests that can tell if a person has already built up on munity to the corona virus something that could

help populations return to a more normal life. like in sweden where the government has decided against social distancing but as infections and faith talent is in the country continue to mount some are asking if it's on the right part. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program there are now more than $300000.00 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the u.s. more than anywhere else in the world in hard hit regions like new york state and california medical supplies have started to run low the death toll ready stands at over 8000 speaking to american public just moments ago president donald trump warns the coming weeks would likely say that number climbed even higher this will be

probably the toughest week between this week and next week and they'll be a lot of death unfortunately but a lot less death than if this wasn't done but there will be death. we're looking for an obvious focus and hardest hit regions some of them are obvious and some are so obvious they spring up they come and they. they hit you like you got hit by a club. u.s. president donald trump speaking to the american people a short while ago with a strong warning that things there will get far worse before they get better staying in the u.s. where a navy captain has received a hero's farewell after he was dismissed from his post for criticizing the navy's handling of the pandemic captain brett crozier was cheered by his crew as can be saying here in these mobile phone videos that come on this have been battling an outbreak of a virus on his ship and demanded that he be allowed to evacuate his soldiers from the u.s.s. theodore roosevelt so far more than $150.00 have tested positive for the virus and

dismissed him for not following proper protocol and allegedly causing panic by letting his complaint to link to the media report i am an s.f. has been following the story and is here to talk it through with us i mean what's been the reaction to captain crozier dismissal frankly his crew seems heartbroken that he's been dismissed he had become something of a legend among his crew members for standing up for them there are currently over 150 confirmed cases of cove in 1000 on that ship so people are getting worried and you can see that in the way that they support him here's a tweet from somebody on the ship said that i would cherish the moment for the rest of my life he was a great commanding officer here's a person who she is a wife of somebody who's on the ship and said that she wants to thank him for saving her husband's life so these are life and death turns there and he was seen as somewhat of a hero you also had politicians coming out in support of him like bernie sanders

and joe biden and the navy has actually started to evacuate the ship which is what he had called for so they've evacuated 1500 people so it seems like they've also taken him seriously wow so is this. a done deal or thinking of likely to be political fallout from this well the navy seems to be sticking by its position even though it's complying with what he asked for they're standing by the position of dismissing him because they said that he broke protocol in copying people into an unsecured e-mail which allowed you know to be leaked to the media not because he had complained would be the way he had complained and several u.s. senators all of them democrats have called for an investigation into his firing so i think we're going to see this story for a little while longer. and there's also another ship actually a navy ship that's part of the controversy over the coronavirus in the truck when mr ations handling of that there's a ship docked in the new york harbor right now called the u.s. and comforts it's a navy hospital ship and it's designed to take 1000 patients but only has

a few dozen and that's because a military protocol again because they are not allowing coronavirus patients on to the ship which might sound kind of absurd but they said that they want to help hospitals relieve hospitals of other patients but they also sent hospitals a list of 49 other medical conditions that would disallow them from coming on the ship ambulances aren't allowed to take people directly to the ship they have to go to hospital 1st and get try and get a test for the current virus before they come on the ship so currently sitting there with only about 20 to 30 patients on board so people are seeing this as another failure of the military to adapt to the current crisis now trump as commander in chief could step in and do something about that but people are saying that he has been certainly wouldn't want to be a patient on a ship that was getting about of khurana. i mean he said thanks so much for looking into this story for us. now let's look at some of the other covert 19 related

stories italy has reported its 1st drop in intensive care patients since the outbreak of the virus currently around 4000 people are in intensive care however officials warn the country will continue its lockdown for at least another month. china has held a nationwide 3 minute reflection to all of the victims of the corona virus outbreak chinese president xi jinping was among the mourners air raid sirens wailed and flags were at half mast the virus has killed over 3000 people in china. war than a 1000000 people globally have tested positive for the corona virus but the actual number of cases is thought to be much higher with many of those afflicted not even aware they're infected now researchers here in germany are joining the international effort to understand the full extent of the corona virus pandemic they're carrying out new tests that aim to find those who may have already had the infection and could now be immune. this machine could bring relief from isolation

for some here at the clinic in munich doctors can not only test for the corona virus they can also see if patients unknowingly contract to the virus in the past more than 100 samples commute 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 it positive. in addition to patients the new machine will also allow health care workers to be tested. on but not till it isn't test 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 to how to anyone 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 u.s. and to tell us more about it i'm now joined by dr andrea feigele 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 conclusive information not only whether chris is infected but also whether this person has developed immunity eighteen's this infection so this can be used for 2 purposes really joel 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 those 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 will 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 infinity 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've tested positive for the virus. it can actually be so it's called convalesce and 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. and if i go from mom to us today thank you very much. thank you so much. sweden has more than $6000.00 confirmed coronavirus cases with over $350.00 fatalities and the country's prime minister has warned there will likely be thousands more deaths while much of europe is under lockdown swedish authorities have decided not to restrict public life any praise from many citizens but also raising concern among some critics. raising

a glass with friends gathering in groups to enjoy the sunshine such scenes are mere memories for most europeans in a time of coronavirus but in sweden restaurants are full shops and schools are open and sports events continue instead of restrictions individuals are asked to act responsibly many swedes think it's a winning strategy considering the logic that this is. explaining that we're not thinking that we can stop the virus but rather flattening the curve as they say i think it's right to do let's strip regulations and stay in them for a longer period of time. spring cherry blossoms are drawing crowds to stockholm city center the coronavirus is also blooming here sweden has among the highest rates of coronavirus deaths per capita but so far the whole system is coping

despite the weekend crowds swedish authorities say it's not business as usual with many people working from home. i would 1st say there is no specific swedish strategy we have the same go with less any other country to fight a pandemic then different countries take their different measures according to their to the show you there were governing of the society in their experiences in sweden ministerial decisions are led by a panel of experts not everyone agrees with their advice some critics accuse the government of gambling with the nation's health. but many swedes believe they can be coronavirus and keep their way of life. well for weeks now health workers and activists have been warning of a cast of fate if the corona virus spreads through grace's overcrowded migrant camps that moment may now be drawing closer covert 9 tain has arrived at one camp

near athens healing fears that a broader outbreak could sweep through some of the most vulnerable populations in europe. the threat experts have long feared has now arrived at the ritz on a refugee camp north of athens at least $23.00 people here have tested positive for corona virus the camp is now under quarantine no one can leave for security reasons refugees who arrived in greece after march 1st are being housed separately they're at a greater risk of infection people are coping with out with a few exceptions of some youngsters that's right to believe that come and actually sneak out of the come as we say but still they were caught and sent back to the can . the situation is far worse on the island of lesbos the maria migrant camp is designed to house 3000 people there are currently more than 20000 here people are living in squalid conditions without enough washing facilities or doctors and

social distancing is impossible an outbreak of current a virus here would be catastrophic. living increases other crowded camps are at high risk as well. so you must since not enough testing is being done it could be that there are already cases of the infection in the camps that are and yet known we have. the greek government has pledged to bring at least a few 100 older refugees from the islands to the mainland the european countries including germany have agreed to take in $6600.00 unaccompanied children the 1st of them will be picked up on monday. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news this hour and britain's main opposition labor party has named his stomach as its new laid up the shadow bracks it 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 election. in south eastern france 2 people have been killed in a knife attack on residents. going out to shop in a town under lockdown several others were injured the alleged attacker was arrested by police nearby. you know watching data getting extensive coverage of the corona virus as well as all the other news on our website that state of any dot com i'm rebecca riches in berlin from me and the entire chain thanks very much for watching. the global corona try says you can find more information online at v.w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels.

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