if you like to take a cold shower in the morning or have accidently turned on the cold waltzer then you know it feels like minus 10 degrees but of course it's a bit warm hearty wouldn't go into the water so when it's just a ball freezing we thought that would be a nice challenge for feel if you're a mex report to max merit in our series quirky customs he travels to north and finland to where and i see swim is very popular in winter. this town in northern finland is playing host to a frosty race in the icy water it's minus 12 degrees celsius outside but the locals take to the water as if it was summer. by one of the customs let me tell you in a super bowl of in finland and today i'm taking part i swim a championship in the frames trust me they are absolutely. i've arrived the day before the race in order to get ready for this challenge. to see how tier one of the races organizers has brought me to the local swimming club like you. know. first of all i really want to know why do people in finland go into the ice cold water it gives you an entry into and all things and it's kind of a quick

krona virus people are simply not going out so small and small businesses and medium enterprises waltzer receive some support from the government and indeed they're already receiving some preferential policies so that they can delay paying their rent and insurance so that they can survive as wealth in this really tense period. committed to roots also looking empty we're told the people simply too afraid to go out to homes and go to work today. it seems like it i mean it spurs to be the 1st day of the official were 1st working day of the new chinese new year but it's a far from normal day here where in the city of beijing this is the capital of china one of the busiest urban centers in the world but it's still relatively quiet i mean technically government offices are supposed to restart their working day today but many companies are encouraging their employees to stay and work from home the government is also telling companies that if possible can you stagger the starting date of the starting times of your staff can get them to work in batches us to minimize the chances of the virus spre