as patron saint april the 23rd is when people usually exchange roses and books and catalonia but the coronavirus has made that impossible for many people. but mostly they are cops and the german football league say they hope to officially restart the bundesliga season on may 9th and stadiums tending government approval it will mark the 1st return of the major european football me during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. the german football league wants to restart the bundesliga season with games behind closed doors and they have a powerful motive broadcasters have agreed to pay out around 300000000 euros in t.v. money if the season resumes. due to new tougher than 4 thanks to the agreement the $36.00 1st and 2nd division clubs will be assured the money they need until june the 30th. it will be a lifeline for cash strapped clubs like cologne. and this one. it was important used today a lot of clubs have money problems and making partial payments now and payments in full when play resumes would send an important message. games without spectators may be the only way to stem the financia

staff as well the league's document published by spanish media claims doctors in catalonia are beingadvised not to admit patients over the age of 80 into intensive care the regional government has denied making that directive sprain has announced its worst single day death toll so far with 864 fatalities in the past 24 hours. italy has reported its lowest daily death toll from corona virus in almost a week 727 people died in the past 24 hours taking the total to more than 13000 but the number of new infections rose sharply to more than 110000. the captain of a u.s. aircraft carrier says a corona virus outbreak is spreading uncontrollably among his crew at least $100.00 sailors are infected crew members who test negative are expected to be allowed off in the coming days to begin quarantine. iran has reported another 138 coronavirus deaths make it the 6th country to go past 3000 deaths nationwide iran has banned old into city travel until at least april the 8th authorities closed parks on wednesday to prevent people from gathering to mark traditional festival. while cases of corona vir

leaks document published by spanish media claims doctors in catalonia are being advised not to admit patients over the age of 80 in 2 intensive care spain's announced its worst single day death toll so far with 864 fatalities in the past 24 hours. now sweden's response to the virus has divided opinion with people in urban communities feeling they're part of an experiment now some schools remain open and large gatherings were still allowed as recently as last week. weeks after the 1st coronavirus case was conferred in sweden life appears very much as normal in the cities and towns. people are still allowed to gather in groups of up to 50 while isolation is a question of free will the so-called swedish model gets of support at least on the streets. i think 3rd have the right positions like having your schools open and so on as long as you wash your hands and keep a distance it feels like if you're not in a risk so the new should be out it's difficult to see. primary schools remain open after the health agency said it doesn't believe children are strong transmitters of covert 19 testing

catalonia, spain's wealthiest region, is at its limit.it hits, a complex living soul stripped bare," lying face down to help clear the lungs — a basic technique to battle a stronger killer. spain, as elsewhere, is short of supplies for its medics, who make up around 15% of all cases. they try to prepare for the front line, but nurses, likejoanna, say it's taking its toll. emotionally it's also hard, because you're worried for yourself, your own safety, you worry about your patient, your own families. lots of people have relatives or friends who are at home unwell, so it's quite stressful. after a record daily rise in deaths, spain says it's now flattening the curve and the infection rate is reducing, but it won't be quick. nor will it in france, where deaths there have now jumped to more than 4,000. a specialist plane was configured to transfer the sickest to germany for treatment. european states using every tool at their disposal. germany, with far fewer deaths of its own, also took in patients from italy. the critically ill loaded into

in catalonia, there were more deaths than in madrid.hat is worrying for what that cod mean for when the peak reaches. heher hatsational peak is reached sooner, but other regions like catalonia, could continue to feel the effects model into the future. >>ta we aring a lot about testing. how is spain doing on its testing of its health care workers, citizens? >> testing has been the big issue here. it had suffered a major setback last week when they announced they had to send back a shipment of around 9000 tests because they we faulty, they only detected coronavirus in 30% certainve when it should een higher. more tests have been announced. they should be on thei way. in terms of what the country promised and what has aimed to do, it has fallen behind on its. testing promis >> weea also the country is bringing in even more strict lockdown measures. however keep -- pthple coping at moment? >> generly speaking, people welcome to the measures. everyone is looking at the situation and seeing it is not improving, sported any me at could potenti

they were celebrating catalonia patron saint. today is the day when people traditioionally exchange roses d books in catalonia, but the coronavirus has made that tradition impossible for many people. gold has risen to a seven-year high. prprices as investors look for a safefe haven. people in thailaland have been selling jewewelry with the precious metals briefly trading today at more than $1750 an ounce stop -- an ounce. concerned growing four tribes in the brazilian towns hard-hit by coronavirus. digging mass g gravess to o hane more t than 100 buririals a d d, more than three times the usual number. locacal officials s are pleadinr federal aiaid, but the p presidt and his government are playing down the threat. back to germany now for a different story. the trial of two suspected members of syria secret police opened today in the german city of code-1. they face charges of murder, torture and sexual assault allegedly committed in a damascus prison in 2011 and 2012. prosecutors are using universal jurisdiction laws to try the p

as patron saint april the 23rd is when people usually exchange roses and books in catalonia but the coronavirus has made that impossible for many people. a high profile pro-democracy activist and books who fled hong kong has been attacked with the red paint in taiwan where he is set to launch a new bookstore this weekend when t. is the formal end of all those we've baby books known for carrying works banned by china phoebe kong reports the causeway bay book store used to be an iconic location in hong kong famed for selling books critical of tiny's the this now it's feldman when kate is about to bring it to taiwan in 2015 that was one of 5 hong kong booksellers detained by chinese sanctions and forced to confess on t.v. . that his calling in life has much more meaning now than 5 years ago on one of the books are my weapon of resistance reopening a bookstore is a revolt against the authoritarian regime. but they targeted bookstores in order to suppress freedom of speech why are they so afraid of unarmed booksellers. lem could only realize his point after he fled to taiwan and they pro

catalonia, spain's wealthiest region, is at its limit.omplex living soul stripped bare," lying face down to help clear the lungs — a basic technique to battle a stronger killer. spain, as elsewhere, is short of supplies for its medics, who make up around 15% of all cases. they try to prepare for the front line, but nurses likejoanna say it's taking its toll. emotionally it's also hard, because you're worried for yourself, your own safety, you worry about your patient, your own families. lots of people have relatives or friends who are at home unwell, so, you know, it's quite stressful. after a record daily rise in deaths, spain says it is now flattening the curve, the infection rate is reducing, but it won't be quick. nor will it in france, where deaths there have now jumped to more than 4,000. a specialist plane was configured to transfer the sickest to germany for treatment. european states using every tool at their disposal. germany, with far fewer deaths of its own, also took in patients from italy. the critically ill loaded into air

as patron saint april the 23rd is when people usually exchange roses and boats and catalonia but the corona virus has made that impossible for many people. now critics off lockdown say some governments are using them to curtail civil liberties and in some cases violate human rights as part of an ongoing series here at the correspondents around the world look at the situation in the countries that they are covering. we've turkey having now one of the world's highest infection rates for cove it 19 people are increasingly turning to the last few remaining independent newspaper outlets for news but president urged one has declared war not only on the epidemic but also on what he called media and political viruses new legislation has been introduced on reporting on the epidemic which is even saw a local newspaper editor from a nearby city dragged from his home in the middle of the night despite such pressures critical journalism is continuing even though it runs a risk of a knock on the door from the police to go through. queues of human rights. against citizens while enforcing the law do

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catalonia, spain's wealthiest region, is at its limit.pped bare, lying face down to help clear the lungs, a basic technique to battle a stronger killer. spain, as elsewhere, is short of supplies for its medics who make up around 15% of all cases. they tried to prepare for the front line, it is taking its toll. emotionally you are also worried because you are worried about yourself, your safety, you worry about your patient, your own families, lots of people have relatives or friends who are at home unwell. it is quite stressful. after a record daily rise in deaths, spain says it is now flattening the curve and the infection rate is reducing but it will not be quick. nor will it in france where deaths there have jumped to more than 4000, a specialist plane was configured to transfer the sickest to germany for treatment. european states using every tool at their disposal. germany, with far fewer deaths of its own, also took in patients from italy, critically ill loaded into air ambulances. a virus that knows no borders is taking a worldwide

catalonia, spain's wealthiest region, is at its limit. bare, lying face down to help clear the lungs — a basic technique to battle a stronger killer. spain, as elsewhere, is short of supplies for its medics, who make up around 15% of all cases. they try to prepare for the front line, but nurses, likejoanna, say it's taking its toll. emotionally it's also hard, because you're worried for yourself, your own safety, you worry about your patient, your own families. lots of people have relatives or friends who are at home unwell, so it's quite stressful. after a record daily rise in deaths, spain says it's now flattening the curve and the infection rate is reducing, but it won't be quick. nor will it in france, where deaths there have now jumped to more than 4000. almost 900 from care homes had been announced that hadn't yet been recorded. a specialist plane was configured to transfer the sickest to germany for treatment. european states using every tool at their disposal. germany, with far fewer deaths of its own, also took in patients from i

keep increasing and today we will with this document being leaked to the spanish media where the catalonia health service has said that they indicate the product will to follow once the healthcare service is over well so the particle to follow is. says that they have to limit d.f. or team patients over 80 years old and people that have worse chances of surviving and over the ones that can benefit in terms of saved years so health out or it is are really angry with this document be illegal and they completely deny. the use of this document in terms of the train of thought for these spanish health authorities there was a thought they might do what the french have done in terms of moving people out of the epi centers of the virus problem to other roads in spain where the medical facilities could take care of them what's the thoughts now on the move. well we saw how health ministry greenlighted that opportunity that that that. because we like to the possibility sorry of moving or transporting. patients from one region to the other especially from from a dream in which you know we've seen how t

age of 80 into intensive care and the document published by spanish media says health workers in catalonia have been told to prioritize younger patients however the regional government says it did not issue such a directive spain has announced its worst single day death toll so far with 864 fatalities in the past 24 hours the number of infections has now gone past 100000. the u.s. president is warning americans to prepare for what he is calling the hard days that lie ahead more than 4000 people in the united states have died from coronavirus health experts say it could kill almost a quarter 1000000 people emergency supplies are being sent to new york state where more than 1700 people have died temporary hospital facilities have been set up to try to ease the burden on the local health care system change day so the highest daily national death toll 865 casualties. at least $100.00 sailors on board a u.s. aircraft carrier have tested positive 90 the captain of the theodore roosevelt told the pentagon the virus is spreading uncontrollably every tour again because this report. the captain of t

catalonia, spain's wealthiest region, is at its limit.wn to help clear the lungs, a basic technique to battle a stronger killer. spain as elsewhere is short of supplies for its medics who make up around 15% of all cases. they tried to prepare for the front line but nurses likejoanna say it is taking its toll. emotionally you are also worried because you are worried about yourself, your safety, you worry about your patient, your own families, lots of people have relatives or friends who are at home unwell. it is quite stressful. after a record daily rise in deaths, spain says it is now flattening the curve and the infection rate is reducing but it will not be quick. nor will it in france where deaths there have jumped to more than 4000, a specialist plane was configured to transfer the sickest to germany for treatment. european states using every tool at their disposal. germany, with far fewer deaths of its own, also took in patients from italy, critically ill loaded into air ambulances. a virus that knows no borders is taking a worldwide

catalonia who has come out completely against it as well as other parties.s well as sort ofa bit of a political as well as sort of a government and health gamble there but... 0k, thank you, jake, and madrid. let's go live to washington where i can speak to the our correspondent, barbara plett usher. we sought doctor anthony fauci talking about what he has said over the last couple of days with his comments and explained to the viewers what comments he made that work controversial and while he was brought to speak this evening? this is based in a new york times article published over the weekend which went into some detail about the failures of the trump administration in responding to the threat of the coronavirus and arguing that it had been incoherent and uncoordinated and that medical experts had urged much earlier on four strict social distancing measures which have been rebuffed. and basically saying the trumpet administration was to blame for some of the chaotic approach to dealing with the coronavirus. and then doctor fauci was interviewed on then doc

had alone has a patron say today is the day when people traditionally exchange roses and books in catalonia but the corona virus has made that tradition impossible for many people. are it's back here in germany the trial of 2 suspected members of syria's secret police opened today in the german city and co blitz the men face charges of murder torture and sexual assault that they allegedly committed in a damascus prison back in 2011 in 2012 prosecutors are using universal jurisdiction balls to try the 2 suspects here of they entered germany as asylum seekers. reports now on one woman's hope that the trial can bring justice for her son and a warning to our viewers some of you may find the images in this story disturbing. mario lives in a berlin suburb it seems it to like but this syrian woman is part of a europe wide hunt to catch criminal secret service agents from her country like many others merriam son i hum was systematically tortured the young medical student had spoken up for human rights and called for president bashar assad to step down now 8 years after his death his mother is seeki

george scots alone yes patron saint of the 23rd is when people usually exchange roses and books and catalonia but the coronavirus has made that impossible for many people. the world's longest undersea roads tunnel has officially open to traffic in norway the country's transportation minister cut the ceremonial ribbon for the. tunnel over a video call in order to bite my social distancing restrictions. when the sleek plops and the german football league say they hope to officially restart the bundesliga season on may 9th and empty stadiums pending government approval it will lots of 1st return of a major european football league during the ongoing coronavirus 10 demick. the german football league wants to restart the bundesliga season with games behind closed doors and they have a powerful motive broadcasters have agreed to pay out around 300000000 euros in t.v. money if the season resumes. to the new top and for thanks to the agreement the $36.00 1st and 2nd division clubs will be assured the money they need until june the 30th said it would be a lifeline for cash strapped clubs like cologne.

tributed rosa's and books to cope with 1000 patients on thursday they were celebrating st george catalonia patron saint if well that's what he said it is when people usually exchange roses and books and that's known yeah but the coronavirus has made that impossible for many people. 2 suspected members of syria's secret police have gone on trial in germany the men face charges of murder torture and sexual assaults allegedly committed in the damascus president both men and to germany as asylum seekers reports now in the hope one woman house that the trial could bring justice for her son yours may find some scenes distressing. mario lives in a berlin suburb it seems it illich but this syrian woman is part of a europe wide hunt to catch criminal secret service agents from her country like many others mario son i hum was systematically tortured the young medical student had spoken up for human rights and called for president bashar assad to step down now 8 years after his death his mother is seeking justice. i want the culprits to be brought to justice from the accomplices all the way up to ass

over 80 into intensive care at least document published by the spanish media says health workers in catalonia have been told to prioritize younger patients spain's just announced its worst single day death toll so far with 864 phase house he's in the past 24 hours it's now the 5th day in a row it's recorded more than 800 deaths taking the total toll above 9000 masahiro has all the latest from madrid. in this the document they say that they have to limit the effort in patients over 80 prioritizing the ones that can benefit in terms of safety years or worst possibility of surviving they recommend morphine instead or to those patients that doc do not react to oxygen so right now what we're doing is used to. giving a 2nd thought to the document leak and all the media in spain are equating this this is this document has been leaked iran has reported another 138 coronavirus deaths making it the 6th country now to surpass 3000 deaths iran has banned all intercity travel until at least april 8th or 30 is closed parks on wednesday to prevent people from gathering to mark nature day a traditional festi

catalonia is at its limit.ook how vulnerable are when it hits, a complex living soul stripped bare. a basic technique to ttle a stronger killer. spain is short of supplies for itseds that make up around 15% of all cases. they try to prepare for the nurses say it is taking its toll. >> it's hard because you are worried for yrself and the safety for your patience, your families. lots of pele have relatives at home. it is quite stressful. >> after a record re in deaths, spain is now flattening the curve, the infection rate reducing. it will not be quick. nor will it in france where deaths have jumped to more than 4000, a specialist plane was configured to transfer the sickest to germany. germany, with fewer deaths of its own, also took in patients om italy, loaded into air ambulances. a virus that knows no borders is taking a worwide effort to confront it. >> in other news from around the world, britain's health secretary has defended the number of tests being carried out for coronavirus. matt hancock says the ent

over 80 into intensive care at least document published by spanish media says health workers in catalonia have been told to prioritize younger patients however the regional government says it did not issue such a directive spain has announced its worst single day death toll so far with 864 fatalities in the past 24 hours of the number of infections has now gone past 100000 mark has more from madrid in spain one in 4 of course not it was debt come from nursing homes from the elderly and these are percents at 26 percent of the death toll in spain madrid 0 as their region with the biggest number is nearly 50 percent and they're saying that these speakers could even be in be higher because they have been very many many people without being tested or a c. to might be no symptoms of an iris it was last last we were talking about the spanish army green lighted by the health ministry being deployed nature nationwide to 2 to take over tasks such as disinfecting care homes nursing homes and there were the ones that raise the voice of alarm when there were finally found dead bodies in this care home

joins me live now from madrid 1st of all marty before we get into the numbers this documents can catalonia prioritising younger patients what's been the reaction to. well who woke up this morning with these documents from cataloguing us health care system that was leaked to the media where the indicator the practical to follow in case that captured on health care system collapses the acts to limit the efforts in patients over 80 or the old to the ones that have the worst possibilities to survive all of the ones that can benefit in terms of saviors that health care authorities have they're not any any any. legitimacy to these document and saying that they haven't given any any got lines in this in this line and motto that here in the newsroom we get all sorts of statistics coming in to us all the time is one that's really caught the eye it's one in 4 people in spain killed by code 19 lived in a nursing home a they're all elderly what about. yes well in spain one in 4 of course not i it was debt come from nursing homes from the elderly and these are percent at 26 percent of the death toll in

been the mutt- and bilbao, and since then that is been the most heavily affected region, mad at the catalonia see other regions with lessu essentially the whole country is dealing with cases. anchor: how much strain our under?d funeral services tim: it ior extnary, really. there is a lot of anger about the fact that there is not a public health infrastructure to deal with this. you are seeing lar, permanent event spaceson likerence halls and public sports centers being turned into funeral homes. cemeteries are completely overwhelmed as well. in madrid, they turned a large ice rink into a morgue because of the sheer number of deaths there. crematorium's in madrid, they are asking other regions in madrid to carry a cretions. so it is really buckling, and there is a lot of anger that more wasn't done earlier in that yearscu o in the public health system here have a things worse for people o there without the right equipment an without enough beds and the right conditions to be fighti this virus.anchor: how did spaio this stage, given there were strict measures and restrictions in place? tim: one

over 80 into intensive care a leaked document published by spanish media says health workers in catalonia have been told to prioritize younger patients however the regional government says it did not issue any such directive spain's also announced its west single day death toll so far with 864 fatalities in the past 24 hours that's now the 5th day in a row that it's recorded more than 800 deaths taking the total toll above 9000 well it's now speak to martha herrera who joins me live from madrid 5 days in a row with a health system that's already stretched well beyond its limit but what's the government saying now. well there's a press conference taking place there right now who will see their impressions or what they say watch us today spain has exceeded 100000 cases of coronavirus infections and 1000 deaths surpassing the 800 fatalities as you said as the few 1000000000 in a row reduced to its worst mark since the outbreak of the argument in spain but the only good news are that the number of infection to the crease and they may be reflecting that doesn't measures taken by that by the sp

who's the president of the regional government of catalonia and said returning people to work right now was irresponsible and reckless your response to that well i think we have a healthy debate in spain with our differing regions it's part of them a correct a game we are a democratic country in a democracy you got to have the ability to express your opinion and they got the president expresses his opinion and that's fine with that but at the end of the day once we have heard the opinion of everybody we need a common plan and that's where the government comes into place the prime minister of spain speaks with the presidents of the autonomous communities with the regions every week he dialogues with them he listens to their views they put their ideas on the table and at the end of the day there is a plan and is the plan that is executed like in any democracy a space for the space for debate including for. opposing certain measures but at the end of the day a plan that needs to be executed because at the end of the day this virus knows no borders and we will not win this battle in the spa

right now especially because he's also spying or was spying on stella maurice's mother who lives in catalonia and it's now been revealed as you just said morales attempted to use have photos of an ecuadorian diplomat as blackmail so that the embassy would not cancel their contract with his firm so what do we know what else do we know about this man david morale is who is he. well nice guy how the most important thing you need to noise that he was you were serving your government not the president but the state of your government this was an entirely fictional contract that he had the ecuadorian embassy it was not protected by him it was bugged by him and every movement julien's on lawyers were having to meet with their client in the women's lavatory in the embassy which is a tiny embassy i don't want to have the idea that this was a big u.s. style embassy it was a fly in a tenement building the lawyers used to meet julian in the women's lavatory moralists was going on them. as i've told you before and even pamela anderson having a leak was filmed by this man and all of those videos every sing

but in the northeastern region of catalonia, hospitals are struggling to keep up with demand.e food not for customers waiting at tables, but to be delivered for free to health care workers who are still on the front line of the battle against coronavirus. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. let's get the latest now from around the world. in france, the number of people who died from coronavirus in hospitals increased. there's also been an increased. there's also been an increase in deaths in nursing homes. in both case, the rate has sped up after several days of slowing. italy's career of his death toll has shot up for the first time in two weeks. —— coronavirus death toll. the rise in new affections has fallen to a record low. italy's lockdown has been extended till... angela merkel has said coronavirus is the "biggest test" the european union has everfaced. the german chancellor said it is not yet time to talk about easing restrictions in the country, where public gatherings of more than two people have been banned. she added that a key lesson from the pandemic should be that eu

and it's obviously being opposed quite strongly by the leader of catalonia who has come out completelyother parties. so i think it is a bit of a political as well as sort of a government and health gamble there for sanchez. 0k, thank you, jake, in madrid. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the parents of one of the nurses praised by borisjohnson for helping to save his life say they are "exceptionally proud" of their daughter. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock. and as for a sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker and quick

the loneliest patron saint today is the day when people traditionally exchange roses and books in catalonia but the coronavirus has made that tradition impossible for many people. gold has risen to a 7 year high price as investors look for a safe haven people in thailand have been among those selling jewelry with the precious metal briefly trading today at more than 1750 dollars and now its concerns are growing for indigenous tribes in brazil's amazon region hard hit by the corona virus the city of my knowledge says digging mass graves to handle around 100 burials a day now that's 3 times the usual number local officials are pleading for federal aid but the presidential your bills and oral his government is playing down the threat. all right back to germany now for a different story the trial of 2 suspected members in syria's secret police opened today in the german city of copeland's the men face charges of murder torture and sexual assault that they allegedly committed in a damascus prison back in 2011 in 2012. or using universal jurisdiction walls to try the 2 suspects here in this count

personnel equipped protective equipment for health care what it has but a start have business in catalonia provided help within just 3 weeks and not just for spain. breathe in breathe out when cold it 19 patients lungs fill up with air this way their chances of survival increase the machine that pumps air in is a kind of high tech improvisation a startup in barcelona wondered how it could help the many people infected with corona virus. i saw how there were lots of problems with breathing in italy who looked for a solution and found a person inflating a bellows resuscitator which is used to supply ventilation to people who cannot breathe on the internet but i got to ask you have no idea the startups idea received support from v.w. subsidiary say out which is not producing cars right now because of the virus workers there wanted to help instead of sit around at home. but i thought after a 3 day production hold here at the factory we came upon the idea to do something for a spanish society. 14 prototypes in 3 weeks technicians and doctors work together for 12 to 14 hours each day on the emer

admit elderly coronavirus patients into intensive care local media reports say health workers in catalonia have been told to prioritize younger patients however the regional government says it did not issue the directive spain has reported more than 800 deaths continuously for the past 5 days taking the total number to above 9000 the number of infections has now surpassed 100000. russia's president vladimir putin is now working remotely after the doctor who showed him around moscow's main coronavirus hospital tested positive for covert 19 then is putzing co-host of the tour a week ago a kremlin spokesman says putin is regularly being tested for the virus and there is no reason to be concerned about his health russia confirms nearly $500.00 new cases of the virus on wide and state bringing the total number of infections to nearly 3000. well nations are extending lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus sweden's response has divided opinion some schools remain open and large gatherings are still allowed as recently as last week the scandinavian scandinavian country has more than 4000

but in the northeastern region of catalonia, hospitals are struggling to keep up with demand.lona, chefs prepare food not for customers waiting at tables, but to be delivered for free to health care workers who are still on the front line of the battle against coronavirus. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. it's now a fortnight since boris johnson announced the lockdown in the uk — and there are some signs that the rate of infection could be starting to reduce. while the number of people dying in hospital from the effects of coronavirus has been doubling every few days — the figures for confirmed cases and hospitalisations are coming down. so is the peak of the virus in sight — and if it is — what does that mean for our day—to—day lives? 0ur science editor david shukman reports. a village outside rome, hit hard by the virus, and now isolated by the army. turned into a human laboratory, everyone is getting screened. drastic action in a country where the daily death toll is at last dropping. in spain, as well, which are seen terrible losses, for four days in a row the number dying

there are growing concerns that the toll may be far higher, with regional authorities in madrid and catalonia the official count. even so, some workers in spain have returned to factory and constructionjobs, as the rate of infections has begun to slow. but unlike other nations, children are still not allowed out of the house. in france health officials are optimistic they are nearing the peak of the outbreak there, as in paris, the worst—hit region, the number of hospitalisations and admissions to intensive care units have begun to fall. however there is less optimism on board france's flaghsip aircraft carrier, the charles de gaulle — seen here being towed into toulon port — where 668 out of nearly 2,000 are infected with coronavirus. greece says it will move more than two—thousand elderly asylum seekers out of camps on the aegean islands later this month. on wednesday, greece began moving children out of camps, with some being sent abroad. no coronavirus cases have been reported from migrant camps on the aegean islands but there have been infections in camps on the mainland. greece has fare

i was explained in catalonia it creates a huge fracture in society.ive them a constructive way out. in order todialogue restore and rebuild. >> you suck president rouhani yesterday. do you think they were responsible for the drone attack? >> the opportunity i have with the opportunity -- with is it is not ani good idea, not a positive idea to withdraw from the nuclear agreement. to reinforce our commercial relations with iran. that weel confident could meet our obligations for 2020. we will be submitting our budget within the next couple of weeks. we are in discussion with institutions as we speak. we feel comfortable that we could find a compromise that will not endanger our fiscal sustainability. could be keep alive that discussion? momentum supporting our arguments. >> you are already talking with some of the guarantees about the bad loans. the balance sheets remain somewhat crippled. is there anything you do so greek banks will pump more credit into the economy? >> we have very quickly moved towards putting in place in asset protection scheme that

admit elderly coronavirus patients into intensive care well told media reports say health workers in catalonia have been told to prioritize younger patients however the regional government says it did not issue the directive spain's reported more than 800 deaths continuously for the past 5 days taking the total number to above 9000 number of infections has now surpassed 100000 russia's president vladimir putin is now working remotely after the doctor who showed him around moscow's main coronavirus hospital tested positive for covert 19 dennis pretend co-hosted the tour a week ago a kremlin spokesman said put in is regularly being tested for the virus and that there is no reason to be concerned about his health russia confirm nearly 500 new cases of the virus on wednesday bringing the total number of infections to nearly 3000. iraq's cabinet has met via video link for the 1st time as it battles the coronavirus a political crisis the meeting was chaired by the deputy prime minister. who is leading a caretaker government iraq's been without a prime minister since he resigned last november use one

he has front and center spain and catalonia, spanish viruses still drifting up here and the deaths as we are thrilled to bring you robin niblett of chatham house. a challenging day for the market. stay with us. this is bloomberg. good morning. ♪ ♪ >> very sobering when you see 100,000 people, and that is a minimum number. a lot of people have said, ride it out and think of it as the flu, but it is not the flu. it is vicious. as the experts are predicting, as a lot of us are predicting, we will start seeing some real light at the end of theas the e, but this will be a very painful, very, very painful. begins -- new cases when the level of new cases begins to level off, less hospitalizations, less intensive care, and less deaths. , intensive care, and hospitalizations always lag behind the information that there are less new cases per day. we saw in italy and we are likely seeing -- we are seeing little inklings of this right now in new york. we have to brace ourselves. in the next several days we will week or so, we will see things continue to go up. we cannot be discouraged by that be

construction for example back to work comes from madrid, from central government, and the government in catalonia government says it is irresponsible. it is a controversial issue. i think we are seeing this debate across europe because nobody really knows what the correct thing to do is. it is about balancing the least worst scenario. the difficulty is, how to get the economy moving and then what safety restrictions you have in place in order to stop a fresh outbreak. for example, what spain is doing is the government is saying authorities will be handing out 10 million masks in public transport systems and they are going to impose strict hygiene restrictions on businesses going back to work. but the question is, will it be enough? some international bodies like the who, for example, say it is far too early to ease the restrictions so it is a challenge but i think what happens this week in europe will be key to seeing how all countries really can exit the lockdown. absolutely, we will watch carefully. thank you for joining us. china has reported 108 new cases of the virus, the highest daily figur

we have some guidelines now being set by officials in spain, specifically in the region of catalonia.erification center was able to obtain a letter sent to some hospitals and emergency officials that basically says for patients over 80, what is recommended is home care and comfort care. and when you look at sort of triage in general, mass casualty triage specifically, this is fairley standard, but it shows what you difficult pressure that health care system is under. and in that region, we've seen 2500 people succumb to the virus. so that region in particular has been hit very hard. >> so let's move on now, cal, to the uk, where you are. authorities saying about testing. what are they saying with regard to testing? who can actually get tested? and what so far has been the public's reaction as these numbers go up-and-up over the days? >> yes, so the headlines and newspapers have been, quote, shame. shame on the government for failing at testing. we saw the health secretary here in the united kingdom yesterday, matt hancock come out and give a press conference to somebody who is recover