sure but any of this really matters if you look at. the big stories of the last 7 days the sunday before asian capital is had with its strongest earthquake in 140 years it seems people flee buildings burned on to the streets despite public coronavirus restrictions. regarding headline news running that the e.u. shuts its borders for a month to limit the spread of covert 19 with france imposing the strictest measure . anybody leaving the property has also been told. to stand still to see why it was. close u.s. lawmakers push for a cross party rescue deal to save the economy of the pandemic leaves markets

dealing with their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. very warm welcome to you this is r.t. international with the biggest stories of the past 7 days and the karen good to have you with us 1st to croatia where earlier today a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in 2 aftershock struck north of the capitals are group local media say that a 15 year old who was found in the rubble of a building is critical in hospital several other people are reported to have been hurt. i was the moment the 1st tremors kicked in apparently caught by c.c.t.v. inside the shop streets across the city are littered with de bruijn there's been significant damage to several buildings quake is reported to be the strongest in

the region in the past 140 years among the damage the top of one of the spires on the city's iconic cathedral collapsed there were also power outages and problems with water supplies in some areas the earthquakes or worried citizens come out onto the streets despite current advice to stay indoors to tackle the coronavirus the croatian army is set to help the city overcome the quakes aftermath but we spoke to . residents who shared her experience with us. i don't have electricity came my off martin so i have to come to apartment of my sister to be able to now bequeath us i was sleeping and then i felt that in my heart for great care in my bed so of course i went outside. my apartment but you know when you're in this corona situation and everybody are saying that you you're not allowed to go all who

you are thinking what to do i decided to go out and them are my neighbors we're all so in front of the building policeman we're also outside what you what what we will do will we be together you know are we we keep does this and so it was horrible situation this morning one and us capable issue dominating everyone's thoughts at the moment coronavirus the latest on that that is that it's now came 214000 lives worldwide with the number of confirmed cases at more than 330000 it's really reached a grim milestone this week supposing china as the country to have suffered the most fatal ses karni more than 5 and a half 1000 people on sunday alone more than 600 succumbed to the disease italy's now shutting down the production of non essential goods while in germany chancellor angela merkel has decided to self isolate off to a doctor who had given her a vaccination with tested positive for profit 19.

they were peony and sells itself off the childless from outside europe this week as part of wide ranging efforts to stop the spread of covert 19. to lift the spirits of the various bubel we agreed to enforce external borders both close coordinates temporary wish to action of essential travel to the e.u. . or so to desist france has put the entire nation of 67000000 people on lockdown army trucks have been seen in the streets of paris while launch numbers of police officers have been deployed to ensure compliance we can see now the effect of the measures on the city have to loose in the country southwest normally thronged with tourists the streets are totally deserted so i get reports on the nationwide quarantine. france is now we all looked down to

correct lockdown that would be in school so the government has to act about cloying $100000.00 police officers to set up fixed points to check people who are in their vehicles. from the government everybody in france is to self isolate president mark was was incredibly clear when he gave the presidential address on monday night in fact the one thing that came through. is that problem is that. we are at war war to be sure we are not fighting another army knew another nation but the enemies that invisible and elusive that decision came to the french took the calls to stay at home and so forth so late too lightly in fact while bars and restaurants were being closed all around them and many here in paris came out to the parks to picnic to meet their friends all to sit

by the senate and do the same but no more. the government has announced new measures to limit new infections by limiting contact between people as much as possible to amplify the impact of this measures paris parks and gardens will be closed. the restrictions are really centered around self isolation so people have been told that they can leave their homes but for very specific reasons that could be to go for a medical appointment it could be to top up on food supplies or it could be to go for a walk for health reasons anybody leaving their property has also been told that they need to look at this in pakistan so to say why didn't he bring them home for some of those reasons that i just outlined anybody who is cool flouting that law or court going out for a walk just socialize with their friends rather than for health reasons could face

a fine of up to 135 years. the message is clear stay at home these are containment measures similar to those in spain and italy all persons travelling must be able to justify their movements each person will have to carry a document certifying the reason for his or her journey. was another casualty of the new stricter regime is the 2nd round the ring is a collection which will no be postponed but many had already criticised the government for allowing the force run to take place while sproles was under a partial lockdown the makris are pushing the limits you do not say to 67000000 french people stay at home for an indefinite period on saturday evening but then on sunday morning leave your house and put your health and those of others in danger. if the health situation got this thursday in today to the point of

closing almost all businesses it makes no sense to hold these municipal elections they must be postponed because they cannot be held fairly holding the municipal elections is completely incomprehensible and contradicts the measures announced by the prime minister i hope that the government will take responsibility and change its mind as the walk time began and many played the city possibly going to some of the homes here to stay with friends and family anything to want to be isolated in this time a merge and see here in france this idea of self isolation is something that many people fear many people who live below the idea of not having enough social contact face to face for a 15 day period is something that they dreading in fact something else that they dreading is the fact that the government has said it's a 15 day minimum and that these could be if you're standing they need people here

in france they just have no idea when their lives are going to return to normal charlotte you can ski. in paris during the lockdown. last for china where the outbreak originated the tide seems to be turning the country is just recorded a domestically transmitted case this sunday but i can talk to 4 days without any world health organization. other nations have learned from china's example will report later on how strict measures can make a difference. earlier my colleague kevin and discuss the pandemic with the world health organizations representative in russia. russia started we be imagine there we are. before the famous and that any where of course spelled out by right after general departure started looking at the incoming patients advise and then gradually an assessment actually 8 8 in place all the 3 sets of measures in terms

of mr story those make the rounds a little maybe doctors have been misdiagnosed in cases it was an ammonia but not saying a cold or whatever any more info on mum actually i have had several meetings and discussions with health authorities also suggest not scare and what is going on is that your morning as 5 that has no reason we are agent has not been conclusive all tested for 4 i was asked about why. this is the right situation and the right picture is going to be an element of people are going to be tired of staying home they are going to be rebellious about it you know it's going to get nasty are you worried about some with. actually what i do and i want to welcome how they're going to zation it drained out also having a package of measures and recommendations and guidelines and instruments of sort of people for good albums for our house services child support of people who are in

isolation because i thought i should have held it nationally for people who are no loans they out there may well need social support just getting stressed out about this is especially if you love to buy yourself and haven't got a lot of family or will speak to it could be very worrying him pray in your mind how are you going to cope without how the medical authorities as a w.h.o. going to cope with the belief all of a commanding specific program whether they are using god an application for mobile phones whether they sing the t.v. whether they using the hotline to keep people in talks but keeping them safe that's going to be very important not come to being volunteer for example must go to who have volunteered who are funding to fix the hawk line that is long lines and it's not only people who have arrived from companies are calling all the common people who have not traveled anywhere words are concerned the big question is will the medical person how long is this likely to go on we heard about maybe of 12 weeks

now you know was this always really going to be on the cards we just weren't told it. no it is very difficult to say and the so are people on the stand that isolation and stopping of contacts ok so action is conducted to sort of we can break the chain of the transmission we won't let this we've been through what china did it. really well let us see we are learning as we are going step by step really an intensive work on vaccine testing all outward of all there are several important vaccine producers including in russia trying that out because we need a safe and effective vaccine oh i'm not going for research and development such that brings all the brains together are so we do hope that through this massive joint of course you're going to be able to bring somebody new most of the. time.

the u.s. senate is due to vote on a stimulus package later this sunday to inject stability into the economy after 2 weeks of plummeting stocks and mass layoffs a bipartisan deal hasn't been reached yet but is reportedly getting close to congress leaders will get together for their final discussions later president trump revealed the initial plan on tuesday. by making shared sacrifices and temporary changes we can protect the health of our people and we can protect our economy because i think our economy will come back very rapidly one day we'll be standing possibly appear will say well we won and we're going to say that sure if you're sitting there we're going to say that and we're going to win and i think we're going to win faster than people think i hope among the trillion dollar plus the mergence the measures on the table are tax rebates and measures to help struggling small businesses one of the president's core ideas is to directly mail checks to americans because she has have also apparently agreed to boost paid sick

leave a suggestion made by the democrats which had remained a sticking point between them and the republicans markets reacted positively to the news on tuesday with jazz jumping slightly mostly though those markets spent the week struggling with friday's closure marking the was 2 weeks since the 2008 financial crisis right garcia of all senior correspondent explains what's going on in the world economy. unless you majored in finance everything that's happening may seem a little overwhelming what is going on why are markets melting down while the bankers whirling around like headless chickens and a few minutes with this monopoly set i'll explain my everything seems to be crashing and burning what the hell is a fiscal stimulus and why is everyone crazy about rate cuts 1st that said the pieces here are investors meaning millionaires you're middle class with maga savings your pension is here all of them have some money saved up these days you

don't keep your money under your mattress you want to return it right interest a bigger pension so you take this money and you put it in the banks depending how smart they are all how greedy they are they promise you x. amount of profit per month the banks then go ahead and loan out this money to whoever needs it they drive our entire economy the new hotel built in your city the new jet purchased by british airways the new hips the bar bill down the road from you your mortgage to buy your house comes from the bank so all this money goes into the economy to keep things running and here is how it runs every month these people make payments to the bank here every month the same payment goes back to the bank the bank then pays the investors the investors then put the money back

into the bank this is obviously simplifying things but you get the gist of it it's a cycle it all works great while it works but then something unforeseen happens like a mortgage crisis or a pandemic virus clubs and pubs are to be closed along with theatres museums do sports centers and similar establishments and retailers with specifics options. now is the time to take extra steps we are ordering the suspension of all retail activities with the exception of groceries pharmacies and other outlets selling fancy goods. suddenly mass shut down quarantine factories businesses come to a standstill people lose jobs stop paying mortgages suddenly people aren't paying the banks back and the investors the markets your pension manager they start panicking that is their money stuck potentially lost they see the news pandemic

they call the bank they say they want their money out pull my money out of the markets out of the dow jones out of b.p. out of up all the markets crash but the banks don't have it here is where the government step in before this mass panic and a run on the banks the government say the magic word bailout fiscal relief lots of words but it's the same thing the government pulls money out of thin air the money presses and gives it to the banks so that they can keep paying investors it's all pretend play they just simulating that everything's fine by printing ridiculous amounts of money and passing it back and forth between each other the real economy the factories in the businesses these guys are in quarantine and shut down but the entire point of this little show is temporary live this illusion has to work for

a little while weeks months to allow the economy to recover to prevent the banks from going bankrupt and recalling all this debt to help these guys get back on their feet and start paying their debts back you don't need to be a new to the economist or an economist to realize how how fickle how fragile this illusion is the collapse of the markets is a clear very. around statement the entire investment community which is not the small people who have a few shares i'm talking about the people who manage ancient ones who manage bank warts on wheels and so on have a massive loss of confidence in the government of the united states or in the private economy to get out of this disaster we're running on borrowed time they can't keep printing money for too long or inflation goes through the roof money becomes worthless the illusion will eventually wear off even the most optimistic

investors can only live in denial for so long and will realize that banks are living in a dream world then it all collapses see the world up until now has been weighing lives vs the economy for all the criticism and ridicule of the world through a child or they shut down everything sacrificed their own economy to keep the virus from spreading the west didn't the west ridiculed that dismiss china's response as incompetent they tried to keep the markets happy rather than the people safe and what they got america and europe is the worst of both worlds an economy on the brink of collapse and the death toll fast eclipsing that of china. to another country being hard hit by the 1000 pandemic iran where a supreme leader has questioned america's motives to offer aid and said washington

couldn't be trusted. because your u.s. officials have said on a number of occasions that they would be willing to help regarding medical supplies for the coronavirus you yourselves faced with a shortage judging by u.s. media there are massive sure such as you americans are suspected of having created this virus i do not know how real these accusations are but still they are circulating so who in their right mind would trust you to bring in medication your medicine could be a way to spread the virus more you are not trustworthy very. according to iran's health ministry one person in the country dies every 10 minutes from the virus with the death toll now at a 1500 and over 20000 infections and the iranian leaders latest address he also apparently made this reference to he's made a reference to this offer from donald trump to help last month if we can help the iranians we have the greatest health care professionals in the world and if we can

help the iranians with this problem we are certainly willing to do so we would love to be able to help them and all they have to do is ask on such a day to run cold on a rainy and living in the us to attempt to spend basic medical supplies to their relatives back home and then notify the u.s. state department if they succeed where the wrong saying that nothing is getting through bank transactions or humanitarian aid the iranian foreign ministry says it's an attempt to refute washington's claims that aid is not restricted by its sanctions regime we heard from middle east expert corrupt some though who told us trump's offer to help is hypocritical hypocritical increase of. it's it's not forbidden it's. medical supply our firm message the caller. are not under the u.s. sanctions but in fact you have law company not foreign companies sending since we run what is then reason is very simple because all these companies need the

weather go ask permission to the united states if they can do this if they do. this . and the one that did not want to be subject to. a a punishment so the best way to avoid all these headaches as i may call it is just not to. the medicines and not to the transactions with you kill what you cannot transfer it kind of money the way shape or form from iran to europe or to. our vice a versa so this is just. stress he offers to you and you not that you will do it soon as it is just for the ngos to be to be great and say that we offer it to you. the most commands office has warned about misinformation spreading across the internet regarding the pandemic and the measures to contain it the

merest refuted claims that the capital's metro would be closed or that the city will go into total lockdown and we are short people about the supply of essential products in shops where you tell us to have tried to come concerns by releasing video of their warehouses some chains say that they have enough supplies to last at least 8 weeks and that includes the most popular items that are being hoarded the russian industry and trade ministry is also assuring the public the grocery stores will remain open was super market chains have reported an increase in demand for grain and hygiene products especially popular among russians is buckwheat because don i've checked out the situation at one large moscow supermarket. panic buying has become one of the key manifestations of the coronavirus scare all over the world so now we've come to one of most schools largest retail stores parts of europe so shown chain just to get an idea as to how badly this thing is affecting the russians in fact we're in the very same store that had previously introduced

so-called apocalypse shopping carts pre-selected bundles of essential goods for about $45.00 per cart was a one time action but it turned out to be a clear success because those cards have been already swept and they're nowhere to be found but now let's have a look as to how well this particular and a very large store is stocked itself. first stop is well good old soap and the situation here is quite interesting because all cheaper ones they are gone like for instance here like 15 cents 30 cents buy they are not making up the prices these are actual prices on the soap here they're gone but the more expensive stuff over here. in abundance in fact let me show you one thing you can literally if you are if you are in a panic situation if you are in

a panic mood you can literally buy soaps in canisters like this is liquid soap 5 releases of liquid soap but we're going to be opting for something different something. so. particularly sensitive subject lately toilet paper while. any type of budget any type of skin there's clearly enough for everyone and i feel like a plenty at home but for the sake of the experiment let's get some why not. well this is trouble all right because we're in the poultry section and the well it's been ransacked there are people all around filming on their phones as well together with us what's going on here but the store has put up a reassuring messages reassuring sign saying essentially that the products the products are on the way don't worry if you haven't found what you wanted here it

will be here we will restock it in the nearest future together with the supplies we're doing everything to maintain the needed stockpile. cheap or mean like chicken or turkey more expensive mead like before you pour while it's gone just some of the most expensive stuff is here but here nothing. well judging by the amount of sweets next to me one thing can be said with certainty children are definitely not panicking and can be an example to us all. well this is of course just a symbolic cut it's not really serious but if i were to go all in and defy wanted to get everything that i needed for a nuclear winter scenario so to speak i would have had very very few problems with

doing so and even with that said supply is have been talking a lot and posting photos and videos of their storage is really filled up to the brim with produce saying that there is literally no reason to panic about whatever whatever empty. show that we've just seen well they will be filled up there will be back fully stops so right now it's lopes the appetite for panic buying here at least among muscovites is not that strong. good to have you here with us on our 3 international and if you get you can share your thoughts on all of our stories by following us on social media and leave your comments there we're back at the top of the hour the other. chins or a little bit messed up by our d.n.a.

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the initial advise on how to handle call that 19 been trained on his chads well to discuss that i'm now joined by stephen hoffman director of the global strategy lab and professor all the global house law and political science at york university professor hoffman think you very much for joining us from. what i understand to be the privacy of your home that's right i consult quarantine myself after the canadian government asked anyone returning to canada within the last 14 days to remain in their homes for the remainder of that 14 day period and the you told me before the recording that it's your 12th day in south quarantine and you seem to be doing pretty well yes yeah i'm very lucky i have i can apartments i have family and friends who have been able to help and but it's a. take it so.