possible we don't want any businesses in germany to go bankrupt because of the coronavirus use of bensky in most and we don't want any jobs to be lost either goes for living in the government is striving to make it easier for those working reduced hours to access benefits a decision on that is due wednesday. and time for a brief look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. turkey's health minister has confirmed the 1st coronavirus case in the country male patient his family and people who had close contact with him are under observation mr also said the man caught the virus in europe but declined to say in which country. violence broke out in venezuela's capital caracas as participants in a demonstration led by self-proclaimed president clashed with security forces police used tear gas to stop the protesters from marching on parliament which the government lawmakers seized in january. 2 months after hosting a summit on the libya conflict germany's chancellor met with libya's eastern commander in berlin merkel stressed the importance of a ceasefire and a politi

being promised by governments worldwide on the back of mass quarantines next today shell are due bensky looks at why the money wasn't injected sooner and how long the nations can keep up the spending. economies across the world have ground to a halt kilian measures have been announced. to governments offering to pay full salaries you cannot work there is a scramble to inject amounts of money into the system to counter the economic fallout of the pandemic the costs are expected to exceed anything known in germany from economic crisis to natural disasters in recent decades as knock downs are implemented with no clear end in sight the real question perhaps is now how long could the world afford this this pandemic has brought the 3rd and most serious economic financial and social crisis of the 21st century the strict measures applied around the world all the essential to control the spread of the virus plunge our economies into an unprecedented paralysis from which they will not come out easily or automatically already we know that some $67000000.00 us citizens are worried about how they go

opened fire on a group of migrants and allegation athens denies reporting from the border charlotte do bensky. in the dead of night they've set up camp these migrants who say they are from syria have succeeded where so many haven't they've crossed the border from turkey into greece. or holland but even the most basic of comforts can come at a cost on the one hand lighting a fire means want for the children on the other it means being visible to the security forces and volunteers trying to protect greece's borders. greece says it stopped thousands from entering into its borders within the last week of those who have made it through many have been arrested and they have been taken to detention facilities like this one here behind me that surround 10 miles from the frontier now you can see children playing clothes hung out to dry so despite the barbed wire and the high fences with security posts life goes on greece has just announced that it will create another center in this area to deal with any new cross from turkey the plan is to deport them as soon as possible and while e.u. chiefs have com

applications but it's a decision that the un refugee agency has said lacks any legal basis tonight shiela do bensky reports for you european commission president just lavon delaying in the border towns between greece and turkey she took a military helicopter and was assessing the situation from above in the air now she announced in a press conference that the e.u. would fully support its member state of greece in this time of crisis she talked about the frontex rapid intervention team being brought in this would mean both aircraft and buddha gods coming to greece to shore up the efforts here she talked about some 7w7cw euros in fact to support greece in this time of tension with its neighbor turkey and she talked about implementing and triggering the civil mechanism a protection mechanism this is a mechanism that's used by the e.u. when one member state is a bad time of crisis and it's to improve prevention and paris and the response to a disaster by a member state that gives you including as to how serious this issue with charity is being seen as have a listen to what else is live on the land had

paris while large numbers of police officers have been deployed to ensure compliance charlotte who bensky reports next than on the nationwide quarantine their. presence is now what. looked at strict lockdown that would be in poor the government has talked about deploying $100000.00 police officers to set up fixed points to check people who are in their vehicles the word from the government to everybody in france is to self isolate president mark warner was incredibly clear when he gave that presidential address on monday night in fact the one thing that came through over and over is the problem is that. we are at war the health war to be sure we are not fighting another army new another nation but the enemies that invisible and elusive that decision came after the french took the calls to stay at home and self isolate too likely in fact while bowls at 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 same and do the same but no more. the government has announced new measures to limit new infections

while most citizens are heeding the order to stay at home not everyone has that option challenged bensky in paris looks next to it what it means for the homeless who are among the most vulnerable to the virus. stay off the streets the french have been told yet for the homeless that's an impossible situation to be in doctors charities are warning that those in the most precarious situations are perhaps the most vulnerable to the disease we have a camp or 500 people who are in the streets in a very bad sanitation condition of course we have the risk to have. some issues regarding. nigeria's of course we need to provide everything to do everything possible to ensure they can get access to care and begin get access to shelter to avoid it in weeks in the last few days there has been evidence all the authorities are rounding up homeless migrants as part of the fight against the virus but the reality is that they are likely to be transported to shelters or gyms with hundreds of others so while the official advice is to self isolate they won't be able to if a single person already has the virus

their response to the crisis covering that for you today from paris our correspondent charlotte do bensky. death rate rises the infection rate goes up but here in france we are hearing from french medics that they are unhappy that they feel that not enough was done enough to stop the pandemic in france they've actually filed a legal complaint against some of france's talk officials including the prime minister and the former health minister on you to sell what they say is that these officials knew is really is january how bad things were going to get and yet they didn't do enough some of the evidence for their complaint comes a real interview with the former health minister herself who had talked about france holding the 1st round of municipal elections just over a week ago and saying it was a masquerade and saying as she stepped down from her job as health minister she did so crying because she knew that a tsunami was coming. for the medics has told r.t. that the government was simply lying to the google doodle we're dealing with a government that's lying to us they say we'll be taking m

crosses borders illegally and have suspended asylum applications for a month artie's its holiday bensky drive along the border on choose day night to see the desperation of those stuck in the impact. come further down south we're still on the greek so i did the border with turkey we're in a town called fairies and i just want you to get a sense of the action that's happening all around us we're just outside the town hall the local mayor's office and it looks like people are gathering here in the anticipation of going to wards the turkish border and forming some kind of human chain tonight to ensure that there are no illegal crossings only work for turkey we know that since saturday more than 24000 people have attempted to cross the border who are hoping to speak to the local mayor to find out how he in this town are going to deal with it. so we didn't get to speak to them he wasn't here tonight but we did get to speak to many of the people who were taking part in that. sachin and they all seem to be pretty tense knew the mood was full of tension in fact one guy said to me you can feel i

anxiety spreading just as rapidly the coronavirus is providing opportunities for the unscrupulous to bensky reports from paris. with panic in no short supply virus here in front some enterprising individuals well shysters to be more precise have been concocting a variety of scams to make a quick buck now we're all well aware that the 1st line of defense against the virus is told watch on her and when you're out in the boat touching everything from . $200.00 to picking up things in shops it's a bit difficult to run into a both room to scrub. every time well thank goodness of course those little travel sized bottles of hand sanitizer to fight those nasty germs and that is of course if you can still find any the phones don't stop ringing this morning we have the schools the town hall the public transport company everybody wants gel we are under siege with demand far outstripping supply the cost of one gel exponentially increased the problem was considered serious the french government stepped in to you that today when you take the degree regulating the prices of hydraulic on a gel another prec

as police were pell tens of thousands of asylum seekers attempting to cross into europe shola do bensky reports. well chiefs have said they won't be pressurised foreign ministers were meeting on friday to discuss the situation here on the border between greece and turkey amid fresh tensions as you can see some of the army vehicles leading the border area now and this is both sides have been accusing the other of using tear gas we've had images from the greek side that they say shows turkish c.s. gas being deployed into no man's land and into their territory and what they described as being a series of coordinated attacks they've also provided us with images which show c.s. gas canisters that they say they were able to lay to retrieve which have markings on them now they have also been reports that the. military and the police force are aiding the migrants to try and cross into greek territory in fact some are even accusing them of trying to julan means using violence to demand access to not just greece but the e.u. but those are of course unconfirmed reports now the e.u. foreign affairs

marijuana despite the fact it is said to be one of the main attractions for visitors or to struggle bensky reports now from the city. the dutch are often hailed as being progressive particular when it comes to soft drugs now amsterdam is a hot spot for kind of base 2 or ists with significant numbers coming here to try the drug vending coffee shops as a tourist coming to the city what do you think this city is famous for the coffee shops. i think for most tourists it's like well known things like. we don't stuff like that wait wait it's hash. more than 17000000 visits every year putting a huge strain on the city of around a 1000000 people this iteration is so bad that the mayor of amsterdam is actually considering banning tourists from buying kernis this briefing from the highlights the issues it says 65 percent of foreign tourists come to amsterdam to use cannabis and visit the coffee shops and almost hof would be less likely to visit again if bart if the mayor bans it what sort of impact do you think that will have will they come up with a not come from the people still. but often as many

locals in the regions are now afraid the virus will be brought right to their doors are to show the bensky reports. for many parisians the idea of a look down meant one thing only the holidays had come early and with that and those that could vacated the city before the confinement began but as parisians deserted their city or mass at their destinations they weren't exactly being welcomed with open arms i understand that presents wanted to go to the countryside but our ecosystem is fragile we must be careful we hold the prisoners did not bring the virus read them is pressure since our hospitals here are small but regions who go to il durant despite being potentially contaminated do you think we have your hospitals no we have small hospitals which are overcrowded in normal times stop go into 2nd homes to flee will your potential cure yours in some rural areas signs of appeared essentially accusing parisians of spreading the virus others are concerned that those scenes we've seen of supermarkets run sacked by desperate shoppers who are who are doing food could now be about to hit their commu

our correspondent shala do bensky has been following the story from custer nears located along with frontier. well here on the border there were tensions again on friday with both sides accusing the other of using tear gas and deploying it into the others territory now we've had images from the greek side that they say shows turkish c.s. gas being deployed into no man's land into their territory what they described as being a series of coordinated attacks they've also provided us with images which show c.s. gas canisters that they say they were able to lay to retrieve which have turkish markings on them now they have also been reports that the. military and the police force are aiding the migrants to try and cross into greek territory in fact some are even accusing them of trying to. using violence to demand access to not just greece but the e.u. but those are of course unconfirmed reports as this is been happening here on the greek border e.u. foreign ministers have been meeting in zagreb to discuss the issues and the tensions with 2 key after it opened its eye just about a week ago and we

pictures in this afternoon normally thronged with tourists the streets are totally deserted shut to bensky reports on the nationwide quarantine. 'd france is now on the look down costs to break the lock down that would be in course the government is talked about deploying $100000.00 police officers to set up fixed points to check people who are in their vehicles the word from the government everybody in france is to self isolate president mark warner was incredibly clear when he came to the presidential address all monday night in fact the one thing that came through over and over is that promise is that. we are at war to help war to be sure we are not fighting a number of army knew another nation but the enemies there invisible and elusive. that decision came after the french took the calls to stay at home and self oyster late too likely in fact while balls in restaurants were being closed all around them 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. the government has announced new measures to limit new infections b

non-essential shops closing on a ban on public gatherings of more than 2 people are to charlotte who bensky looks at how the world is turning to china's methods to defeat coronavirus after previously of course let's not forget early on criticizing beijing. there are drones monitoring the skies to see who is all know move we are being tracked so lauren force wind agencies can find us to check our papers i need id with me at all times only allowed to go for specific restrictive functions my neighbors are ready to report any gatherings as this is now illegal when measures like these were being taken by china the world was shocked. the measures required to stop transmission completely may be to socially or economically extreme there has to be a balance between protecting people's lives and their livelihoods now these are the decrees being made in democratic countries no socializing limited exercise we are told it is necessary. we are at war i urge you at this moment of national emergency. to stay at home it's the most difficult crisis that our country is going through since our postwar period c

shala do bensky drove along the border this very last evening to see the impact herself of the printing you the crisis this is having on those desperate people trying to get into the e.u. . come further down south was still on the greek so i did the border with turkey where no town called fairies and i just want you to get a sense of the action that's happening all around us we're just outside the town hall the local mayor's office and it looks like people are gathering here in the anticipation of going to war to the turkish border and forming some kind of human chain tonight to ensure that there are no illegal crossings from turkey we know that since saturday more than 24000 people have attempted to cross the border so we didn't get to speak to them he wasn't hit but we did get to speak to many of the people who were taking part in that they sachin and they all seemed to be pretty tense knew the mood was full of tension in fact one guy said to me you can feel it . everybody is here tonight because we want to help greece protect its borders from any kind of illegal migration we see peop