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france increases sixfold, thee government declaring a public health emergency. increasing without a valid reason. coming up thiss hour on france 4 , the tokyo gamemes are in d do. the international olympic committee has given itself a deadline of four-week strike a final decision. those are our top stories. thank you for watching. we start in spaiain where plans to extendannounced the country's state of emergency for another 15 days. this as the number of covid-19 deaths s sr. the bill means that t ople would until april 11. here is a correspondent from

dust years a report from our madrid correspondent sarah morris. pedro sanchez said he would be extending the state of emergency when it expireres on march 29. that means effectively it would go through the easter period, until april 11. ofneeds the permission parliament because these are exceptional measures under the spanish c constitution. he has already gotten the backing of the major local parties. the people's arctic, thehe conservatives,s, said quite a while ago they would be in favor of extending that period. he apologized to the spaniards for what he said was certainly hardt measures, at -- measures. but he said it was necessary. the government sayss the casasef the coronavivirus could peak in the e next few days.

that curve could be checked. but nevertheless, they are contininuing to rise and the pre minister warned there could be tough days ahead. >> the italian government has made a direct appeal to the defense secretaryrymike esperer, for u.s. mililitary aid. they have begun sending aid to the country. reporter: from russia with love. that is the message of these trucks carrying medical equipment bound for rome. [speaking russian]

sent mobilessia disinfection units, capable of sanitizing vehicles, buildings, and public spaces, as well as medical kits for the worst hit areas of italy. eight medical brigades, including virologists with first kind experience fighting swine ebola madeowler -- the trip. 15 nurses and a logistics expert arrived. cuban doctors have helped fight the disease in a number of other countries heard in havana, they were at a swearing-in ceceremony where they meant to be prepared for the challenges ahead. spanish]ing reporter: china has also sent medical supplies as italy bears

the brunt of the current outbreak of coronavirus. parliament declared a public health emergency in france, giving the legislation with great powers including restricting the freedom of movement and services for a. 2 months.eriod of james wilson brings us up to speed. james: more and more people in france desperate to be tested for coronavirus. the medical staff trying to get it done as quickly as possible. do not evenents need to leave their car for swapping. this doctor has had a suspicious cough for a few days. concerned about the well-being of her own patients.

the world health organization has come out in favor of mass screenings as a way to reduce the risk of vulnlnerable people coming into contact with asymptomatic carriers. arear in france, tests reserved for at risk groups. one of the biggest reasosons for the rapid spread of the disease is that many people with little or no symptoms are carrying it, and for the french government, this means the strategy to deal with the outbreak will have to change. >> [speaking french]

moment, france does not have enough tests to carry o out mass screeningsgs. the experience of asian countries suggest that it is an effective measure. home,er: in working from there ararsome w who do not have that luxury, among them supermarket employees experiencing unprecedented demand. well measures s are being taken, we are enough safeguards in place. chaos ahead of confinement as overnight, supermarket workers found themselves o othe front t line f a national crisis. the supermarket installed kenexa - -- plexigiglas

barriers. >> [speaking french] others have resorted to using sheets of plastic to force clients s to keep the distance, but many e employees remain fearful. this worker wants facemasks to be mandatory for all. others are not protected at all and the supermarket in paris -- >> [speaking f french] one french supermarket paid a bonus for their hard work during the crisis. washington, republicans

and democrats are locking horns on the makeup of the covid-19 stimulus package. donald t trump finally acknowleledging the grgravity oe situation declared a "war" against the disease. let's take a listen to the u.s. president t speaking earlier. president trump: in addition to large quantities of supplies, i have directed fema to supply the following -- four large medical statements with 1000 beds for new york. -- eight large medical stations small medical with 1000 beds for the state of washington. reporter: in las vegas, hotels

other venues close their a citya massive blow for where the economy very much depends on the 42 million tourists to visit each year. here's report. reporter: it is the city that never sleeps, but now it is deserted in broad daylight. the mainstream is at a standstill. 400 hotels have clclosed their ares and slot machines abandoned. >> it's like an apocalypse. everybody is gone. everybody bumping into each other. and now there's nobody to bump into. her husband wororked there until a few hours ago. >> i was given my walking

paper's. does walking papers. the governor decided to be stricter. the city is usually overrun by tourists, but now aurists are continuing, dentist in the area has seen a drop in business as well. >> at this point, i only have two employees. reporter: it is impossible for most in the community to follow the confinement order. by takeout replaced box lunch. servinge probably between former 50 and 500 people a day. a lot of people have lost their jobs. reporter: residents in las vegas

say they are ready to deal with this unprecedented change. at they also know it will be long time until the entertainment capital of the world returns to its for -- former glory. anchor: and in iran, the number of i infected on the rise. 23,049,rently stands at making it one of the hardest hit countries in the world. the president said monday that u.s. sanctions havave hampered s ability y to fight the coronavirus.s. therding to critics, country was not very transparent abouout the number infected to hold his parliamentary elections last month. the international olympic committee is considering a postponement of the games and has given itselelf a deadline ef four weeks as various countries of stepped upp pressure. inhey will not send athletes

2020, among them the e u.s., canada, and spain. gathered to see the olympic flame, despite official calls to the contrary due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the international olympic committee has yet to make an official decision on the 2020 gagames. theyey will cononsider popostpog themem during 4 weeks of talks.. this ass several higigh profile ororganizazations have called fr them to be delayed. >> if we tryining to create any kind of normal olympic games, a boycott, a postponement has to be the only decision. choing his sentiment, the norwegian and the spanish olympic committees. easy decisione an to make for several reasons, according to experts.

to start, the decicision-making process is complex, though the request they be postponed. the japanese government has the last say. this also financial consequences, several million dollars in revenue, including significant sums already paid by brbroadcasters and s sponsors fr exclusive rights and the outbreak has produced consequeuences. beendoping tests have stalleled. many qualification events have been canceled. postponing the 2020 gagames woud also cararry symbolic games. it for us att is this hour. thank you for watching france 24 . ♪ as a field reporter, you really get a sense of how important it is to be able to go

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