>> the largest daily death toll at over 1400 has been recororde. the current virus has killed over 10,000 people here in france. authorities mulling over compulsory face masks and the city of paris imposing tougher rerestrictioions on vemement. stable, but still in intensive care, boris is reporortedly not intutubated, but t very unwell. the prime minister has been infected with covid-19 and has been admitted to the icu after his condition took a turn for the worse. lockdown listed in wuhan, the

city at the epicenter of the pandemic is no restriction free after 77 days of almost total restrictions to stop the spread of covid-19. thank you for being with us. after recording the highest daily death toll yet, france cost to the 10,000 mark -- crossed t the 10,000 mark of number of people killed. withountry on lockdown essential jobs continuing, there are now more than 30,000 people being treated in french hospitals for covid-19. over 7100 of them are in intensive care. in the past 24 hours, 1417 people have beenen confirmed to have died after contracting thte coronavirus. doctor isealth warning that the situation has yet to reach its peak. [speaking french]

mark: the public health doctor, speaking earlier. paris is to enforce tougher restrictions, people in the french capital tomorrow will be banned from jogging between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.. it is to get tough on n those floutiting social distancing regulations to try to stop the spread of the virus. if a lunchtime jog is all that has been getting you through lockdown, you're going to have to reconsider. as of wednesday, individual outdoor sport between the hours of 10:00 and 7:00 will no longer be allowed in the capital. [speaking french]

>> meanwhile, the mayor of a town south of paris has issued an edict, from wednesday, everyone will need t to cover expectace in public, or to finind. according to the maritime to get creative. [speaking french] >> the move has local support, but some for say -- but some say it falls short. [speaking french] [speaking french] town, ae northern different approach. now, anybody who spits or discards gloves or masks in thte

streets will be fined 68 euros. french]g >> the city of nice willll make weararing masks compulsory in or a week, giving residents enough time to buy or make one of their own. mark: force johnson is set for a second night in intensive care. he was rushed into intensive h he wasohours ago, hohospitalized on sundnday with covid-19. his condition grgrew worse throh monday. he is breaeathing unaided in the icu in st. thomas's hospital. his for secretary is holding the forced -- the fort at 10 downing street. the death toll toll in the u.k. stands at over 6100 people.

.> he is in very good hands the british foreign minister prayed for nhs as he entered downining street, fililling in r the absentnt prime minister. >> he remains a stable overnight, he is receiving standard oxygen treatments and breathing without assistance. he has not required any mechanical ventilation or noninvasive respiratory support. >> with boris johnson still in intensive care, dominic raab is deputizing. but there are limits to his powers. >> he'e's going to be in chcharf the day-to-day decisions. he wilill have to do that wiwite startnet, he could not forging his own path on brexit though he happens to agree with the prime minister. he has to follow the positions that force johnson has laid down. >> johnson was admitted to hospital on sunday for tests afteter suffering symptoms including a cough, and a

temperature for over a week. following his coronavirus diagnosis. his condition deteriorated, and on monday he was movoved into an intensive cacare unit. according to british authorities, the prime minister is in a stable condition and remains conscious, he has been given oxygen but has not been put on a ventilator. medical experts say his condition is likely to be serious. >> the nhs at this moment does beds,ve up intensive care just for people to be looked over. it does not work like that. even for prime ministers. he would not be in intensive care unless he needed to be in intensive care. >> the prime ministers absently as the government shaken, as it prepares to tackle the worst of the coronavirus act adamic so far. -- epidemic so far. >> boris johnson is ststill in intensivee care and we are watching for all developments. some morore bad news on covid-19 in s spain andnd italy.

a rise in the daily death toll in spain for the first time in five days, and 700 and 43 people lost their lives over the past 24 hours. there has b been a most 14,000 covid-19 d deaths in spapain. in a lay, 604 people have died, lower than the previoious dayss death toll. but it remains the hardest hit country with an overall death toll of 17,000 since february 21. of the 3000 dead in new york, this latest figure, passing the death toll for the nine terror attack. andrew cuomo spoke of a a lot of pain foror many new yorkers rigt now. president trump laid into the world health organization, criticizing the who for in his view, being too focused on china and issuing bad advice. the state of emergency in japan over the corononavirus has the prime minister revealing that

there will be a month of restrictions. t time, it's offificial, the japanese prime minister is toughening the fight against coronavirus. [speaking japanese] >> the state of emergency is set to last for at least a month. it applies in the cities of tokyo and osaka, and five other regions. home to about 40% of the country's population. the streets of the capital were still busy before the announcement, but for now on, governors will be able to order people back to their homes and require businesses to close. no fines are planned for now, with authorities counting on

people's sense of civic responsibility. [speaking japanese] >> the new measures are expected to hit japan's economy hahard. the prime minister has promised 915 billion euros in a bid to limit the first quarter recession. it's a record some, aimed at the most modest earners, and small and medium-sized businesses. onk: some brighter new stand from china, the epicenter of the covid-19 pandemic has had rerestrictions l lifted. peoplelen wuhan have b been scrabbling t to get out of the city after 77 days in total lockdown. there is still concern in europe and the u.s. over thehe accuracy and honesty of china'a's a

statistics. officially there were over 80 1000 cases of covid-19 infections. are now free wuhan to travel again. for more news, stay with us, you're watching france 24. ♪ welcome to corsica, perhaps

the e best loved of france's holidays island, well named for its beaches, like this one. but did you know that more than half of the island is covered in forests? picturesquque, but also increasingly dangerous. last year more than 600 force fires burned up in area of land nearly the same size of paris. a similarr p picture around the mediterranean as climate change heats up eururope's southern edges. corsica'sso seeing forests under a financial microscope, recently a probe was opened into alleged misuse of funding intended to support forest agriculture and other industry. take a walk in the woods with us as we e take a look at these and other issueses shaping this islands landscapes. ♪ we've stepped into the

corsican forest, we have an expert, it''s nice to meet you, from the regional center for private foresters. can you paint us a picture, what kind of forest you have? with's mostly y deciduous, evergreens, mostly maritime pine. what is special is that it is very extensive, covering more than half of our land area. more than half a million hectares. the e private forest that i represent makes up 80% of the total. >> that's a lot of forest. it seems relatively sleepy and people make a living from it. >> mainly because corsica tends to import the products it needs and the prices are competitive. so there's no way that local businesses could compete. foresters doan receive european subsidies, but you are not convinced thehey are effective, w why not? >> the way the european funding

works is different in forests than farming. in farming, the ideas to o help production. -- enforcehree streets more about environmental activities. that was a choice made by brussels and the member states. we know that force fires are - -- natural phenomenon, but eighght in 10 ae started by humans. how damamaging are they? >> when therere is a fire in the kinds of f force we havave in corsica, the damage on the ground is consididerable. particularly for biodiversity and animals. now that we have climate change in the picture, in corsica or anywhere. we are no longer in prevention mode, and in the fight it would be in our interest to have a pan-european force. in sardinia,fires portugal, spain, france, greece.

these fires are strong and vast. i think bringing together european country's firefighting forces could make us more effective. last year in cororsica, we did t have enough firefighting planes. can be effective if he -- if we act quickly. once the fire has grown we are well-placed to combat it. >> thank you very much for your expertise. we all know that prevention is better than cure. when it comes to forest fires, that could be in a four-legged variety. >> summer has arrived in corsica, with it the fire season. charge ofn is in clearing brush, they patrol and show the reasons why the fire risk is so high. >> this is a very wooded area. the forests, the scribes, the

houses, they are close together. toldr 10 years he has others about legal obligations to prevent fires. multiple wilildfires have been seen ravaging this area in recent years. crowed -- code is strict. trees over two meters in heigigt need to o be pruned. you can see that's very respected. >> we know what is needed, we have been fighting for years for the brush clearance to be done. it's necessary for us and our neighbors. >> the problem lies outside of her control. the casanova property next to this land,d, which has beenn abanandoned for years, is a cler fire risk. luciani was born at the start of the 20th century and he has likely passed away and there is nobody press to speak with about this now. >> land is inherited by many

individual heirs, and cannot be split into smaller plots. so that leaves much of the land in disrepair. three fourths of the private land is affected. , theys are another key reduce the risk of fire.e. >> this caught fire on the second of august last year. in all, 70 hectares went up in flame. the major challenges changing local practices. for years farmers have used fire to clear scrubland to make way for grazing for livestock. martha is a shepherd and has saw more than his share of fires. >> he also started a few fires by accident. there can be accidents. that's the way life is. accidents can happen. euro -- a 10,000 euro grant has help marcel change. he keeps the scrub under control

using modern machinery. >> it helps to reduce the risk of fire and i it produces forest stock for the animals. so everybody benefits. valley,ther down the another fafarm offers s another solution. he receives it subsidies to clear part of his scrubland, prproducing -- reducing fuel for the fires. >> it does mean there is a lot of kindling to deal with. >> keeping the undergrowth u unr cocontrol also provides shelter for his flock and a diverse diet. >> this measure of opening up and preserving the environment means not only does the land and is lere grass, to benefit, but it is also naturally increasing the quantity of trees and grass. it's more natural than this prairie, which is not native to this area, and is harder to maintain because of f the changg

climate. >> corsica's fight against fire is a local priority for the common agricultural policy. the funding 200 farmers a total of 10 years -- 10 million e eurs to reduce the risk of fire. ♪ now is theus president of corsica's executive council p thanank you for receivining me. > welcome to corsica. >> thank you. we've been talking about forest fires, to big problem here. we have heard prevention methods are not necessarily working. is it time to change tack question mark >> -- change? >> we need to improve.. we have hahad to deal with ever worse fires, n not just in summr but in winter, thanks to climate change. we h have to find creative solutions in prevention and combating fires. has proposedmacron having a mediterranean task

force to deal with forest fires among other things. are you in favor of that? >> yes, yes of course. it is something we have been askingng for for a long time. an intro mediterranean force. we are proposing for it be based in corsica. we are well-positioned geographically to get to fires quickly, whether in sardinia,, tuscany, france, spain, or portugal. >> in terms of europe, we know that the nt fraud office is investigating several casases where they say e.u. f funding hs been misattribututed. here in corsica we have heard that this has been put down two anomalies. what is the situation? >> we have to say clearly that all of corsica, particularly farmers, make an honest living from their work. if there are errors or abubusesn the fringes, those have to be punished. the most important thing is to have clear and simple rules.

but also take into account thehe specifics that come with being an island. >> i understand you are persrsonally intererested in creating an alliance with other islands in the european union.. for r example cyprus and malta. you all have being an island in common, but surely different interests otherwise? >> not really. i think it's important that the islands, particularly the ones in the mediterranean, try to speak with one voice as much as possible. with things like transport taxes, sustainable tourism, auto management, we have identical prproblemsms. thatat's s why we want to work together to reach solutions. >> we know thahat president macn isis looking at europe after the election. you see an opportunity for corsica? >> we hope so. we are in favor europe that his favoritete -- it fair and united that listens too its citizens. with us being a small mediterranean island, we need to

play a small part in the european union, whether politics, economy, society, culture. >> thank you for meeting w withe today. >> thank you, bye-bye. >> did you know that france has a forest area bibigger than thte size of england? big g it may b be, but under exploited. >> these are not just ordinary ramblers, they are private forest owners in the france that owned recorders of thehe nationf the forest. plots are not run with profitability in mind. >> we use about two thirds of the natural growth, and trees grow naturally, the work of a forest owner is just to plant trees that can reach a good price and are adapted to the land. >> for many family-owned forests, turning the wood into money is not a priority.

pascal is the third-generation of forest owner and her family and she wants to pass the tradition to her children. they've come to this training course an hohour and a half norh of paris. >> we need the basics about forest management, and the right terms to use. >> to be able to take over in a few years, not right away, asas late as possible. somethingdy bring professionally. each of us have to have a separate job. that's why french forests are not always well managed. >> many small forest owners are sentntimental ababout trees and cannot abide cutting them down but regeneration is a key part of the forest cycle and a legal requirement for peoeople who own more than 2525 hectares.. > i have to follow ththis managemement p plan.. >> forest management replanting and commercial exploitation, t e ind of issues, are leaving

international trade show which is bringing together all of the actors in the sector. >> douglas for is around 45 to 50 centimeters in diameter. have machinery here that works with trees of this size. -- key challenges mattering matching supply with demands of the changing market. can take three or four generations to grow a tree. what we are growing today may not fit what is wanted tomorrow. in 1985, we were told to plant them everywhere. there were not enough of them. now we are selling it t as firewood because consumers do not want it so we cannot sell it. >> the number of small-scale sawmills has dwindled, the local know-how means they can act as a vital bridge between forest and buyer. >> i hear the forest is underutilized, you have to

remember, in this region we have areas that are difficult to cultivate. sometimes we can tell when the product is not worth working with. >> the new machinery was in part paid for by the european union. another challenge comes from abroad with a big nordic forest commanding more competitive prices for using local wood guarantees a wider variety of species in french forests. which is an attractive bonus for this carpenter. >> we are different from othther companies that prefer working with wood from the north. to bring the wooden from miles away. we have material that we can you send it's a betterer quality. this hall is being built using high-quality wood from the nearby forest t for your because it is sustainable, the project is backed by the local authorities and the e.u.. locally sourced wood, thankss to the transpsporcosts and ee carbon foot print is better all-around for the planet. ♪

>> we have this forested region of corsica by the mountains. to meet our next guesest. it's nice to meet you. we keep hearing g people talking about ththe fact t that corsic's forests are under, commercially. obviouslsly there are concernss about the e economy and boboostg employment, but for the first -- the forests themselves, is a bad thing? much that it's underexploited, that the forest is abandoned. faces an evenest greater danger from fire that could destroy it. there needs to be at least a minimal human presence to keep the space protected and looked after to get the most out of it in terms of benefiting the local economy. >> lookingng at corsrsica's plan

europe, we spoke into the regional president, he wants to create an alliance with other european islslands. is that necessarily a good thing? >> a population of 300,0,000 people in n the mainland regent faces a totally different problem from a population of 300,000 people in an island regent. we have to come together because we have to make ourselves heaea. right now only a minority of parliament memories are islalanders s and the rest don't understand the reality of our issues.. >> you are a former mep, at the moment there a no corsican members of the european parliament. how can we make voices heard at that level? >> having a designated member is important and we are asking for this. the german-speaking minority in belgium has a desesignated mep d that's for a community of 100,000 people. in the same way we think each community of this kind in europe

should have at least one mep. >> thank you for giving us your input. >> thank you. ♪ for us to say goodbye to corsica, and our programm on europe's forests. it's from here in this floral blade buzzing with insects and animal life that we s say goodbe to u u.s. well. we will see you soon on france 24. ♪

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