katie watson in sao paulo. —— katy watson in sao paulo.effect on anxiety and stress levels. i've been speaking to andrea chronis—tuscano who is a clinical psychologist and professor at the university of maryland in washington. i asked her about how people cope. these are uncertain times where everyone has all of these questions running through their heads, like have i been exposed? how long is this going to go on? what's going to happen to the economy? and so i think that everyone is feeling a sense of anxiety right now, but i think that individuals who are prone to depression and anxiety might be having an even more difficult time. they have a hard time controlling that worry that's running through their heads and all these questions. people who are prone to depression are more likely to feel the mood effects of social distancing and staying inside, and so i think that this is a time when everyone's feeling anxiety but that there are some people experiencing it even more strongly. what can parents tell their children who might be old enou

katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo.reatments in the hope of alleviating the symptoms of covid—19. there are currently no proven treatments to reduce the severity of the illness, as reged ahmad reports. a cruel virus that can attack our of very ability to breathe. more so because we don't have any proven treatments that can reduce the severity of covid—19. now, scientists in the uk are to start drug trials in the hope that early intervention can help stop people from ending up in hospital on a ventilator. the trial will begin with testing a well—known malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine. this intervention right now is aimed at those who are at higher risk of complications in the community and not yet that sick that they need to go to hospital. you might remember that the us president, donald trump, was heavily criticised when he touted the drug as a game—changer, but professor butler stresses that we don't yet know if it works. i think we absolutely need much better clinical evidence before we start making assertions like t

deeply unequal region will not be able to cope if the virus spreads. 0ur south america correspondent katy watsono, home to the highest number of cases in the region so far. these little brazilians are having to relearn that the art of saying hello. swap hugs and kisses for smiles they've been told and are coming up with their own new ways of reaching family and friends. it is very difficult for us because brazilian people like to hug and kiss each other every day. so we have to tell kids, every day, not to kiss and hug and they gave us solutions to make hearts and kiss far from each other. and they realise the importance of that. across town at latin america's biggest hospital, it is full on crisis mode here. they want to take all the possible precaution so this epidemic works grew in a better way than we've seen in other countries. this doctor heads up the emergency team. they are blocking off an entire floor for patients to avoid any risk of the virus spreading. in two weeks, she thinks half of this new ward will be full. in a month, there will be no beds left. translation: hearing sao paulo,

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criticised moves by state governments to shutdown certain areas. 0ur south america correspondent katy watsonlo. as the world tries desperately to tackle this pandemic, that brazil's president is doing his best to downplay it. it is just sniffles, he says, panic whipped up by the media. going against his own health ministry's advice he has been shaking hands with people and posing for selfies. he promised the people a better economy and the coronavirus would put a stop to that. he has promised to make this political. blaming adversaries for trying to destroy the country. shops, businesses, public spaces and schools have been closed all across the state of sao paulo. this is a state responsible for a third of the country's wealth. the streets that are normally gridlocked are now virtually empty. you would think that a global pandemic would unite a nation. trying to find a solution. farfrom nation. trying to find a solution. far from it. this nation. trying to find a solution. farfrom it. this video nation. trying to find a solution. far from it. this video was shared by the president has my so

the bbc‘s katy watson has the latest from sao paulo. been a lockdown already.es, restau ra nts, closed, pharmacies, restaurants, some restaurants, you go out onto the streets and people, there are very few people, there are very few people out on the streets. the parks around the city are all close, you cannot get access to those. so it feels like sao paulo is taking this very seriously. sao paulo has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, being the biggest city. so it is taking this very seriously, especially looking at what is happening in europe, i was speaking to one doctor who said that he does not want to make the same mistakes that have happened in europe, so they are trying their best. especially with the public health system who many people feel will not support the level of cases that they are concerned about getting. what about travel, given the fact sao paulo has one of the busiest airports in the entire region? so far the airports are still working. certainly foreign citizens are not allowed in the country. the land borders have closed

there are more than 1,000 cases of the virus in the country. 0ur correspondent katy watson is in saoy itself stop are they prepared to go on lockdown? to be honest, it feels like the city is under lockdown already. big shopping centres have been closed, only supermarkets and pharmacies are open. some restaurants arejust doing delivery only. you go out into the streets and there are very few people out in the streets. the parks around the city are all close, you cannot get a ccess city are all close, you cannot get access to those. so it feels like sao paulo is taking this very seriously. sao paulo has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, being the biggest city. so it is taking this very seriously, especially looking at what is happening in europe, i was speaking to one doctor who said that he does not want to make the same mistakes that have happened in europe, so they are trying their best. many feel that the public health system will not support the level of cases that they are concerned about getting. what about trouble, given the fact sao paulo has one of the busies

criticised moves by state governments to shutdown certain areas. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson report from sao paulo. going against his own health ministry advice, been shaking advice with supporters he is angry because he came to for promising a better economy. this is what president bolsonaro is annoyed about. shops, public spaces all closed across the sao paulo. a state which is responsible for a third of the countries well. virtually empty streets. you would think global panic would this video was shared by the president's sun. a mess politician himself. the government refused to claim ownership of the video but it is exactly the message bolsonaro has in putting out. translation: we suggest that if you go out on the streets you could be infected or become panicked. social isolation is fine but if you are going to be made to quarantine and it is no solution in two weeks... but the governor is unrepentant. brazil can stop, he says, and should stop. he paid tribute to the good brazilians he said who were saving lives. this has been the sound to many an evening recently. people

our south america correspondent katy watson is in sao paulo.een removed from twitter. what did they say? he put up twitter. what did they say? he put upa twitter. what did they say? he put up a series of tweets on sunday, as you pointed out, showing him com pletely you pointed out, showing him completely flouting the rules, the guidelines relate, the world guidelines relate, the world guidelines about how to interact at the moment, with distance. he seems to be completely ignoring this. certain tweets that were pulled down contravened the rules of twitter, thought to be obviously of the rules around public health at the moment because of coronavirus. but this is a president who calls coronavirus the sniffles. he goes on tv telling people that if he was to get it, he wouldn't really be effected, it wouldn't really be effected, it wouldn't really be effected, it wouldn't really impact him at all and it is really the older generation who will be impacted and they need to be protected, but everybody else effectively should get back to work and the

katy watson is in sao paulo.ards this is quite unlikely. absolutely these daily briefings that he does near the presidential palace had become a joke. like talking to depressed. he doesn't hide his contempt towards the media. he very seldom does interviews with the media. even for surprise serious political commentators at brazil. to put forward a canadian and set up his daily briefing, offering bananas as he mentioned. a vague gesture that he mentioned. a vague gesture that he makes towards the brazilian press. people have been surprised by this disappointed, the national federation of generalists says this is just another warning sign that his contempt and disrespect towards the brazilian media. some generalist if they cannot not shoving at? there area if they cannot not shoving at? there are a lot of people who have decided this is no point in getting these meetings. why these gatherings if you like. there is this growing and feeling of lack of power. a lack of the being able to answer questions and get them a

measures, were removed for violating the social network's rules. 0ur south america correspondent katy watsonwere deemed to be so bad that they had to be removed. yesterday, sunday, he spent the morning as you mentioned walking around brasilia, talking to business owners. he is making clear that it is the economy that comes first. that it's very important part of the deal and it is true, we have seen these isolation measures, the big concern is what happens to the economy, however he is using that as his main line and flouting public health recommendations and that is what is relieved —— micro believed to have brought down some of these tweets, the fact he flouted these rules. and you can see in these videos, there is no to me to distancing, there is no keeping any kind of distance. he is talking to people out there and continuing his message, really, that this coronavirus is a little bit of flu, it isa coronavirus is a little bit of flu, it is a bit of the sniffles, that is the best translation for it, really. he is really downplaying what the rest of the world is seeing as an increasingly u

katy watson in sao paolo.e they gone with the restrictions? policy on coronavirus, where have they gone with the restrictions7m depends on who you're going by. if you're going by both sonora, you have one idea of what they're wanting, but if you're the health ministry, they are telling people to limit public gatherings and it depends on the state that you are m, depends on the state that you are in, saw apollo was the biggest city in their tort schools, nurseries, universities to start closing down this week by next monday in they all need to be closed in the same thing is happening in rio dejaneiro, so the health ministry is certainly on top of it every day, they're giving press co nfe re nces top of it every day, they're giving press conferences about those numbers, the number in the last hour so it's 234 cases and nearly 2000 suspected cases, just over 2000 suspected cases, just over 2000 suspected cases, just over 2000 suspected cases, so the numbers are going up. i talked to a public health expert just ab

begun closing borders and placing restrictions on public spaces. 0ur south america correspondent katy watsonport...(tx sot) these little brazilians are having to relearn the art of saying hello. swap hugs and kisses for smiles they've been told and are coming up with their own new ways of greeting family and friends. it is very difficult for us because brazilian people like to hug and kiss each other every day. so we have to tell kids, every day, not to kiss and hug and they gave us solutions to make hearts and to kiss far from each other. and they realise the importance of that. across town at latin america's biggest hospital, it's and they realise the importance of that. across town at latin america's biggest hospital, it's full—on crisis mode here. they want to take all the possible precautions so this epidemic works through in a better way than we've seen in other countries. this doctor heads up the emergency team. they're blocking off an entire floor for patients to avoid any risk of the virus spreading. in two weeks, she thinks half of this new ward will be full. in a month, there will

criticised moves by state governments to shutdown certain areas. 0ur south america correspondent katy watsonsperately to tackle this pandemic, brazil's president is doing his best to downplay it. it is just the sniffles, he says, hysteria and panic whipped up by the media. going against his own health ministry's advice, he has been shaking hands with supporters and posing for sale the. —— for selfies. with supporters and posing for sale the. —— forselfies. he with supporters and posing for sale the. —— for selfies. he is angry because it has hurt the economy and coronavirus has put a stop to his plans. he is determined to make this political, playing his adversaries for trying to destroy the country. this is what bolsonaro is annoyed about. shops, businesses, schools, public spaces have all been closed right across the state of sao paulo, a state that is responsible for a third of the country's well. the city's streets, normally gridlocked, are now virtually empty. you would think a global pandemic would unite a nation trying to find a solution. farfrom a nation trying to find a solution. fa