it's wind but all of that comes straight from the heart to look for a c.m. to put in for the morning seal of the marsh the. piece on. the 1st slips of the logs to their final resting place the russians are doing w documentary. it's not over it's just it's on the verge can you please get the toilet paper from the back thank you everybody it's the same thing oh no the it was one of you will score now the trees if you do me corner. the school corona virus is spreading ever faster and germination along. with the virus comes the fear news reports and images like these are unsettling restrictions on movement shattered stores what effect is it having on us sorry but everybody needs toilet paper or all

buying multiple packs. the health system put to the test. a suspected corona. families struggling to balance childcare and working from home. and what not far from the seat of the german government life has been turned upside down. here look bananas. i mean we're well supplied those are left overs there's enough for everyone there's really no need to panic. no need to panic no shortages supermarket manager michelle linda says these words like incantations the shelves aren't empty because there are no goods to be had it's because he wasn't prepared for the sudden spate of panic buying lint has been permanently stressed

for days in these times of the virus he's even helping to stack shelves to get things under control again. it's question one of your we're going to make adjustments ourselves to i told my staff today that we have to react day by day and unfortunately i don't know that i. could hold on a 2nd and sort of sorry but everybody needs toilet paper you 3 are buying multiple packs i get no start 2 or 3 times a week you know. it's not a problem in older people going to other paper to you know you don't have to overreact thanks very much mr knight and you're absolutely right these are crazy times. crazy times call for new rules even for customers at the supermarket is that if you know what i think i can only let you have one i'm sorry i have a flower past and canned goods can also only be bought in normal household amounts

despite the stress michel linda is keen to do an interview for the local news. and i think you mean we're not standing here because i'm hungry for fame it's simply about getting the message across everybody calm down everything is fine don't get word from the bush people. here that we're not going to starve you know we're really well set up and like i say it would be a big help to us a people would just settle down again the report is meant to help curb panic buy but lindt still doesn't know what's coming his way. little by little the government is about to shut down public life. while the state and federal governments are putting further drastic restrictions on public life most of our measures our country has never seen before we're in an emergency situation a crisis scenario there will be restrictions every family will feel the effects

today schools and kindergartens across germany are closed. more drastic changes for berlin's residents among those affected into the bill to family. i've got a chair ready for you let's get you set up whether we pull your sleeves up so we don't get wet sebastian is a credit specialist at a bank he was supposed to be at his desk by now but the work will have to wait his young son is taking a nap and he's using the time to cook with his daughter since the kindergarten closed he's been looking after the kids and trying to work from home when i do. that i can you get those 3 crowns you can't do it from one day to the next it gets a bit much on the other hand you can handle it regardless. come but the question is at what point does being a home really start to get on your nerves think. the mood is still good even though

he wanted to be at his desk long before now but his wife isn't here to relieve him . he's hoping she'll come soon because he hasn't got much work done. who are here the door. occurred to them could there be. anna is a doctor she's just finished a shift at her practice 1st the work clothes go into the wash to stop the virus from entering the apartment after that she showers only then does she properly greet the family oh. i'm wiped out. 3rd here or there is so much going through your head it was good and then you rush back because you never quite know. he has to start work quickly and i never

know what's waiting for me here i 75 but here the off me. or the chaos in here. for now everything is left as it is the children want to play and dad can finally get to work you know and some money. sebastian hopes he'll be able to get some things out of the way before dinner if not i'll have to go back to work once the children are in bed if he has any energy by then. and still dealing with work emails. it has somehow i have friends of 5000 messages right now so i'm trying to read a little while we play through. they're holding things together for now but the family needs a break from our filming and. meanwhile outside everything seems normal people are enjoying the sun there's still no sign of social distancing

at the same time measures to combat the corona pandemic are picking up speed shops are threatened with closure and for a florist to do it via that would threaten his livelihood. 1000000 media reports say the government is suggesting closing stores for wall. his business partner and team have also heard about it they want to know what's going to happen so any news about reduced hours compensation. yes it has to be applied for. here it says it can be applied for at the end of the month in a ploy you can even be reduced to 0 use in the middle about as and then you get 65 percent refunded and calls to from one place to support center started. but only if you're forced to close right but value is still doesn't know if and when the closures will take

a fact and whether flower shops are included as his mother is worried. because it's never been anything like this. in the context of so many closures none of us has ever experienced that i don't think it's happened since the war. it's definitely an existential threat and that's clear plus the main thing is to take immediate action to maintain the quiddity. just in the right people have to be paid by a lot of us rents and other costs have to be covered it's a number cost was an alcoholic. a perilous situation but right now dear can fire has flowers to sell your business has to keep going at least for the moment. on the 18th of march the german chancellor addresses the nation.

nothing to me song let me say this it's serious you should take it seriously too. don't say i mean your draw me it won't affect me it's keeps there's no need to stockpile groceries in germany more and more grocery stores are equipping themselves to protect customers and staff from the coronavirus. the next day we're back at the supermarket it's been 2 days since we last film. started to bring. a team meeting manager michelle lind reacts to the developments we're going to get used to not being so close together. no really we're going to learn different habits we don't do that anymore mrs kraus to keep a distance here to at least a little bit. i feel a responsibility to somehow do something to try to protect you somehow.

keep it distance and not just from the customers there should also be masks. and of course now there's another problem yesterday i spent 3 hours trying to order masks and you can't get them all and if you can you can you get a package like this for 49 euros how long is that supposed to last if necessary the employees are to wear scarves over their mouths lint also voiced his support for the rules recommended by virologists and politicians. also i really ask you to avoid private social contact. these huge congregations of people will have consequences it's a disaster. doesn't it we get these are some big changes for your colleagues yes for everyone and for me to know what we've been talking about this for days and if we don't do it if we wait and wait i just wanted to be over it i'm sick of it i don't understand people if i fail to mention it i can't comprehend how somebody can

be so selfish to just enjoy the springtime outside while we're here sweating over this and going to bed with stomach ulcers long. so we all need to finally wake up a bit and. i have to take a drink. a few days after chancellor merkel speech people are keeping their distance and public. but there is little chance of that in the ville can families apartment sebastian is supposed to be preparing for an important telephone conference. skipped a month. ok. first the technology wasn't working now the children are bored. stander sit here and then try to throw into the bucket ok and see how many you get if you noticed. no we can't do that now.

hey please listen to me i have to do some work i'm sorry but that's the way it is. ok now i just got an email from the kindergarten saying that one of the employees has tested positive for hiv positive get tested for the children i work appointment any moment and now corona it's a bit too much all at once. i have to read the rest of this quickly i only read the 1st sentence the message has consequences that the children are blissfully unaware of. them for nothing certain right now. but he can't deal with it right now the telephone conference has already started luckily his wife comes home from

work soon afterwards. i built something. we have she's no doors. 6 hours work at the medical practice and kids with cabin fever but one topic rises above everything else have you read the emails that have to me no one for me i don't know i haven't read it i just saw the subject line. do you know anything more have you had any thoughts about it suddenly it's clear the virus has come very close to the family the question is how close. did her the children infected or not because if they were then we'd have a 2 guaranteed definitive definitely yes. that would mean i couldn't keep working as a doctor he even though she's urgently needed right now she plans to get tested the

next day. in germany the number of corona infections has risen sharply questioning that as well as are not good and. we're all in a crisis where the magnitude always i could never have imagined of washington and we all have to be aware that the fight against the virus is a marathon is. a new day begins one that will bring more immense changes for the german capital's residents. this is where the distribution of corona patients in berlin is being coordinated the capital has around 600 intensive care beds with ventilators more than half of them are currently occupied by patients with other conditions like here at the half full her hospital senior dr x.

is checking the condition of an older patient he's one of 8 patients in intensive care here only 2 of them are suspected of having the corona virus that's about to change course along the biggest worry is really that we could see the proportions we hear about in italy france and spain. but then there will be situations where one has to decide who is one even try to save what i think everyone is afraid of that situation. this patient is stable now it's time to focus on preparing for corona patients. part has to make sure that everyone on his team knows the procedures we now have to change that in our emergency management plan. everyone has to be on the same page when corona patients are brought in so far they've only seen one confirmed case while still updates the emergency management plan a call suddenly comes through from another station. ok and there's suspicion of

corona what. he suspects that. ok i'll go in the 5th floor. ok much as it makes sense if we come down with one of our beds you can't ok it doesn't matter or doesn't i don't know. the procedures have been talked through but they're not yet pre-teen good morning how's it looking. virus routine is suddenly interrupted at 7 o'clock he's standing with his neighbor outside his store today berlin hasn't acted a further measure in the fight against corona retailers are supposed to close.

despite everything the question is when will it take effect when you have to close after it's been pronounced. my neighbor says i'm not allowed to open what now what's likely binding but. it's complicated by a believes the order isn't yet official if the shop has to close immediately he won't be able to sell anything a huge financial loss looms the flowers will wither so he simply opens up then comes good news at least for today. my neighbor just told me that the department store nearby is open today and closes from tomorrow onwards. so i still have one trading day to soft goods prevent further losses. a. week has gone by since we began filming a curfew is still

a possibility. layden federal governments have a great wide ranging measures to curb the spread of coronavirus and sort them in the summer strictly enforce these measures and severely penalize imprisonments and . police say many people stayed home this weekend or practiced social distancing while shopping. but the number of infections it continues to rise by. a soundtrack for the crisis the normally lively streets feel empty even during the day many stay home. including the bilk a family one of the children's teachers has tested positive for corona virus so the kids have to be quarantined i helping with the choice from now on the family take over filming tt's themselves the mother

a doctor is urgently needed at work she's organized to be tested she explains the situation to her children. and. they said that one of the teachers was sick and now all the kids were at the kindergarten up until the 13th the week before last have to stay at home for 2 weeks that includes you. that means you've already finished the 1st week now it's just until this friday ok right or so just until friday we're not allowed to go. we have to see if you get sick parents can decide for themselves. i know it's hard. so they stay in the apartment they're not even allowed into their courtyard. running around has to happen indoors. when that.

the message of the day is persevered it's quarantine at least until the test results they're not happy about it. i'd like it better if we were outside. oh really i thought you were enjoying all the things we were doing inside and crafts and make up mean. that's good too but i find it a bit silly because going outside and going for walks and smugly and when we're not allowed then it's sand and actually we're allowed to decide about our own bodies ourselves. while. they try to maintain some kind of normality so they don't get cabin fever. those who are allowed outside abide by the new social distancing rules the number

of infections keeps rising. and that's something senior to dr axels top out is well aware of a patient with a suspected coronavirus infection is about to arrive after the gown the doctor needs a hood gloves mask a safety glasses that's the policy. isn't designed them frozen and in this particular case it's a patient with a suspected infection. so he's being taken to the secure room with a double door. the point is above all to protect ourselves so that we potentially don't get infected and. forwards and that. so far there's only been one confirmed case here that means there is no routine yet. and i mean it's the or if you follow the current directions the protective gear we

have should be fine of course there's always a certain risk it's it's in. the patient has serious underlying health conditions his lung function is strongly impaired are you getting enough there. he's already out of it or. they want to save the patient but still have to comply with strict regulations. because everyone has a mask on. even though time is of the essence the procedures have to be followed so access top out has to briefly leave the room . when it's there for him all there are mistakes in following the procedures i just happen to me and no one noticed the kind of sorts but i'll probably at some point i realized i didn't have my protective glasses on when i went into the room. for the next time we should internally discuss how to hand over such patients in

a more precise way so everyone is ready with their protective gear and nothing gets forgotten or gets them. for now the patient is stable later the confirmation arrives no corona infection but axel still pat has to prepare for many corona infected patients in an emergency the hospital could activate an extra 20 ventilators the doctor hopes that will be enough and that he won't ever have to decide whose life he can save and who see cannot. back at the supermarket manager mr lind is determined to protect his staff and keep the customers waiting in line from getting too close to each other. up it's not like i'm worried about dying i worry about what i would cause if i got sick. i could in fact a column and i might have to close my store is it i just don't know for now i'll keep improvising. you know i mean you can use this to exchange

cash basically you can hide it or set it down. customers through the money and you put the change in and hand of. necessity is the mother of invention linda wants to protect his staff as best as he can for every register he's devised a sneeze guard he tried to source plexiglas from a hardware store without success but clothes racks and cling wrap should do the job . how do you get her and $0.04 on the frontlines of the crisis the workers here are suddenly a vital part of the response to the virus and a few customers are expressing their appreciation. import we have to quickly show you a good example. another to everyone who works here thank you that the shop is open but you're holding fast to the craziness and for your patience and your courage stay healthy and happy from

your neighbors that really tugs at the heart beautiful this is your. florist today via is also doing ok he has to close his store and figure out what to do with his new shipment of fresh flowers but he and a coworker have set up a stall in a nearby square and in order to get rid of as many flowers as possible they're offering special deals. before we throw them away of course we add an extra bunch and give people a good price to get rid of as many as possible nothing is worse than throwing them away that's just senseless. so far business is better than expected at least the restrictions on going out have a small positive side effect for. a lot of people really really keen to have something beautiful for their home to make their home really nice. plaster put on the balcony or the terrorists or whatever they might have. it's lovely you need

a little something to lift your mood. now. it's the end of day 4 of the ban on close social contact. on this corner germany's institute says it can't yet say how effective the imposed regulations will be combating corona. we already have many infected people in germany and one morning many deaths but this is the calm before the storm. itself the minister of agriculture has again called on people not to panic because of the crisis. back in the supermarket with manager michel lind he's been open for half an hour already today there is no sign of the kind of panic buying of recent days it's because we're not letting so many in lintas had to resort to exceptional measures he's hired security now only 20 customers can be in the store at one time so lent can now focus on other things for

instance together with other traders $20000.00 euros have been collected for a local food bank this will help provide groceries to those in need during the pen demick he wants to be there when it's handed over. it's like a ghost town look at there at the train empty i must say that looks really positive . i was upset a few days ago now i have to say i get the impression the message is getting through to people or was by them injured. some other traders convinced a lint to take part the truck with the groceries is about to arrive. that truck yes this is looking good here we go look i'm smiling again. let's get it open that's really cool of i think truck and the food bank will

distribute them to those in need you're good now. you somehow get the feeling now that you did something good we all did the right thing and. i think that's cool it's really fun and it's suddenly taken your mind off everything and maybe it will all come back in a minute when we get back in the car but right now you have to say helping makes things better. so michelle island has found a way to deal with the stress such willingness to help might not be to the virus but it will help make life more bearable during the crisis no one knows when the virus will disappear but it certainly will change society perhaps even a bit for the better.

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this is d w news live from berlin britain's prime minister boris johnson is that the coronavirus in intensive care johnson was admitted to a london hospital on sunday because his symptoms were not going away he tweeted that he was in good spirits but his condition later wasn't. also coming up germany's chancellor says it's too early to talk about exiting from any lockdowns and.