all the reasonable-sized towns in lombardy have newspapers of their own.agine, they all have front-page news, 59 dead, 3,000 contagious. the remarkable thing is when you come to the obituary pages. there would usually be one or a half one. that's a double page. here is another double page. and here, another double page as well. a lot of the people are in their 70s and 80s. but there are some who are slightly younger. certainly the impression you get, it is the much older who are very, very vulnerable indeed. but this is staggering when you think about it, how many pages they're having to put aside for photographs of people who have died as a result of this virus. towering over bergamo is the upper city, once the westernmost point of the venetian empire. it's borne witness to cataclysmic events for centuries. it's now at the heart of another. the virus storm swept through these beautiful ancient streets. this medieval town and its modern city is utterly locked down. only a few venture out. everyone knows someone who has died or is ill. and everyone is scare

. >> so we're now in lombardi. this is like a hot spot of the coronavirus, it's concentrated here. milan, the home of style and high fashion, is deserted. this vibrant place is closed now. the millanese know that 45 minutes away, the virus is out of control. at this stage, if the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the world is in this province, then the absolute center of the epidemic is here in the town of burlamo. more people have died here than anywhere else, and they still are. every day. the warnings never stop. they are telling people to stay indoors. this is what a total lockdown looks like. it's quite scary. you don't really get used to it. it is apocalyptic, and of course here, they're calling it the apocalypse. it doesn't feel that life will ever be the same again. here, they believe the only way to stop the virus is to shut everything. only essential shops are open. the man tasked with dealing with this crisis while protecting his family and leading his community is the mayor, georgio gord, he imposed the lockdown, he is doing this to save his town, and he is unwit

we had for a bag in the region of lombardy 230 kilometers west of venice an epicenter of the corona virus in europe. we want to know why kovac 19 has infected and killed so many people in number 2 for us 2 it's hazardous to end to this quarantined area we decided not to take any. risks we have our disinfectant masks and gloves at the ready. at the time we filmed in mid to late march close to 10000 people had already been admitted for hospital treatment in the province of lombardy. by the 1st week of april the number of reported cases in the region would reach nearly 55000. with its population of 120000 people the city of baghdad now her along with its outlying areas is long but his most important commercial center after milan our journey takes us to the historic center of bag america which is perched on a hill called outta here too most of the businesses and stores are closed. on july. the allies are deserted as they were in venice there are just a few people standing a safe distance away from one another waiting patiently outside the pharmacy. in the piazza vecchia the square at the hear

some parts of italy, in particular lombardi, will never be the same again.his virus has changed a key element of what makes the very dna of family in italy tick. the oldest generation. when the virus storm passes, significant parts of a whole generation will be gone. >> thank you to our partners at sky news london for this compelling journey "into the red zone." i'm ali velshi. good night. we're finally back out in our yard, but so are they. dandelions, lurking crabgrass and weak, thin grass. but scotts turf builder triple action changes everything. it kills weeds, prevents crabgrass for up to four months and feeds so grass can thrive, all guaranteed, only from scotts. our backyard is back. this is a scotts yard. get everything you need for spring at scotts.com 450-degree oven, to box, to you, know that from our it's our policy that your pizza is never touched once it comes out of the oven. and we're taking extra steps, like no contact delivery, to ensure it. and i don't count the wrinkles. but what i do count on is boost high protein. and now, introducing n

march close to 10000 people had already been admitted for hospital treatment in the province of lombardy. by the 1st week of april the number of reported cases in the region would reach nearly 55000. with its population of 120000 people the city of baghdad now her along with its outlying areas is long but his most important commercial center after man our journey takes us to the historic center of baghdad which is perched on a hill called back outta here to most of the businesses and stores are closed. on to. the alleys or desired it as they were in venice there are just a few people standing a safe distance away from one another waiting patiently outside the pharmacy. in the piazza vecchia the square at the heart of the old town we meet much elaman audi who runs the cafe down tasa. the cafe dates back to 1476 and the any time that it has had to close for such a long periods was during war time but macho is an optimist he says now the main thing is to be there for one another and pull together. we will open the cafe as soon as everything is over here and the entire family will do their b

almost three weeks later two clusters emerged in lombardy and the numbers blew up after that with hundredsying every day. 51 days after reporting its first case italy replaced china as the global epicenter of the covid-19 pandemic. one thing was unmissable as the world watched italy suffer. even one of the best resourced health care systems in the world simply couldn't cope once covid-19 took hold. nobody thought they'd be treating so many people so quickly. >> in the very beginning it's been tough just because we received a number of patients which was absolutely unbelievable at the same time. so, for example, i spent four or five days without going home continuing on shift. >> it is the end of the day. after 12 hours of continuous duty there's a lot of patients here. >> a hospital intensive care director in lombardy. >> we have a huge number of patients with severe respiratory distress, and we received a sort of tsunami of patients submerging us. we are leading a mass casual scenario. that means there's a huge disproportion between resources and number of patients to be treated. >> the v

regret being too slow to have implemented a full lockdown, despite the fact that politicians in lombardye officials, were advising it? your critics would say you didn't listen to them. but you talk about the need for gradual restrictions and yet towns, cities like bergamo, for example, have suffered because the restrictions were too piecemeal at the start, arguably. in regions like veneto, where there was a more complete shutdown, there was more severe testing straight away, they have been more able to control the crisis. are you really saying that you would do exactly the same if you could go back in time? but on 25th february, you said, "italy is a safe country, maybe safer than others." your foreign minister, three days later, said misleading information was doing more harm than the virus itself. do you regret using language that some would say underestimated the severity of this crisis? may i ask you about testing? italy is, at the moment, performing roughly double the number of daily tests than the united kingdom. what advice would you give britain at the moment about testing? but a

malan cathedral is in the northern lombardi region, one of the ha rd est lombardi region, one of thethey hope they over the peak of covid—19 cases. hope they over the peak of covid-19 cases. # amazing grace, how sweet the sound... he ended his concert outside the cathedral, singing amazing grace to an airily empty piazzolla. as many in italy no doubt wait for the day it can again be filled with the sound of people. reged ahmad, bbc news. that is just about it from us. to ta ke that is just about it from us. to take care. hello. easter sunday will be the last day for a wee while that we can speak of temperatures in excess of 20 degrees celsius. it never was that warm further north, across the british isles and it is that colder regime that certainly wins out across many locations as we get on through easter monday. you see the scale of the change even as we start the day. the top two—thirds of the british isles is in that colder, fresher weather, and it is only really by mid—afternoon that we are just hanging on to the relative mild airs across the very far south—west. what exacerbate

in the north, lombardi, the medical system is all but overwhelmed. too few hospital beds, not enough gowns, masks, a desperate shortage of ventilators. >>> you've seen what's happened and what continues to happen in italy right now. >> yeah. >> reporter: dr. maria raven is chief of emergency medicine at the university of california's san francisco hospital. >>> you've got me on one gurney and you've got a 25-year-old on another gurney. you've only got one ventilator for the two of us. who gets the ventilator? >> that's a very tough question. i mean, i think the answer that we would use if we were to follow principles from a specialty like transplant is that people that have more life years might get the ventilator. but there are also many other sort of principles that could underlie the decision making. you know, you have to take into consideration underlying illnesses people might have and you have to take into consideration if there are other temporizing measures in one person you could use. you may not need a ventilator immediately. >> reporter: m

or far as he's in lombardy the italian region worst affected by the corona virus have made it mandatory to wear face masks for anyone going outside the region remains in lockdown but residents can leave their homes for essential activities such as grocery shopping. german chancellor angela merkel has said it's still too early to set a date when lock down measures across the country to construct control the spread of the coronavirus can be relaxed but policymakers are already exploring ways to prevent new infections once restrictions are lifted one option is a smartphone app to track people's movements and warn them if they've had contact with someone who's tested positive for the covert 19 but in germany data protection is a big concern. our mobile phones could become an important weapon in the fight against the corona virus and germany could see the benefits very soon so for developers are working on tracking apps which would enable a loosening of restrictions on movement without compromising data privacy the op registers of their smartphones with the op installed and can track people

lombardy, bergoma. it's i think, i think this is my personal view. i'm not a doctor.o reduce the level of mortality for the next weeks and the next months the best way is first mass screening of the people to understand if some of us yet arare infected. use technology because in some countries, for example south korea, we can check, very interesting relationship between the number of people infected and a low number of died. that it's important. maybe thanks to technology. so we have to follow the science. we have to follow the suggestion, the advice of doctors to reduce the risk. but at the same time political decisionmaker have to think about the world of tomorrow because this coronavirus is not simply a virus. it is a change of era. it is a change of season. and that is still also for politics but also for economy, also for hoeealth care, for everything. >> matteo renzi, thank you for joining us again. the former prime minister of italy, now a member of the italian senate. >>> still ahead, a silver lining in all of this, drastic cut to global carbon emissions. why

almost two weeks later two clusters emerged in lombardi and the numbers blew up after that. 51 days aftereporting its first case, italy replace china as the epicenter of the global covid-19 epidemic. one thing was admissible as the world watched italy suffer, even one of the best resourced health-care systems in the world simply couldn't cope once covid-19 took hold. nobody thought they'd be treating so many people so quickly. >> in the very beginning it's been tough just because we see the number of patients which was absolutely unbelievable at the same time. so for example i spent four or five days without going home. >> this is the end of the day after 12 hours of continuous duty. there's a lot of patients here. >> dr. enrico starti is an intensive care unit director. >> we have a huge number of patients with severe respiratory distress, and we receive a sort of tsunami of patients emerging. we are living in a mass casualty scenario. that means that there's a huge disproportion between resources and number of patients we're treating. >> the virus hit the city of bergamo with such sbeed

enrique storti is a hospital intensive care director in lombardy. >> we have a large number of patientsith severe respiratory distress and we received a sort of tsunami of patients, submerging. we are living in a mass casualty scenario and the mass casualty scenario means that there is a huge disproportion between resources and number of patients to be treated. >> the virus hit the city of bergamo with such speed and with such wide scale, the cemetery quickly reached capacity. churches filled with coffins. the army was called in to move the dead to neighboring towns. in a few short weeks, italy was utterly transformed. >> just this past week, the italian authorities have declared a nationwide lockdown. >> in milan, american student anna engel suddenly found herself caught up in the lockdown. >> i am here, which is known to be the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in the last two months. i want to send a message to the u.s., saying to please take this as seriously as possible. if you would have, if we would have responded sooner, italy would be in a totally different situation. >> an

we found these pictures from [applause] four weeks ago cuban docrs receiving a heroes welcome in lombardie were postedy a pro-cuban revotion many held them as heroes but critics believe the real interest are economic and diplomatic. the u.s. is ac cri. in a statement to the washington post, the state department said cuba's appointment medical missions overseasle w the -- cloaked inltruism are not inherently unitarian. the regime earns income by retaining 90% of the doctors' salaries. havana denies we can get more analysis on this. this is our central american correspondent. conversation turning to otether oroctors and nurses are political pawns in this epidemic. peter: you have the cuban government saying they are heroes, they are doing the revolutiony duty and of course on the other side the critics in miami and washington and elsewhere saying what this is really about is the funne it tes for the cuban governme and the doctors and nurses get a fction of that. the doctors sign a contract willingly. they will make more money by going on these missions abroa than reminding -- remaining on t

in the region of lombardy and mpagnia, the ca region around naples that is hardest hit, and of the bookshops arare allowed to o op, only children's clothing stores. regions. in different in some places, you can go beyondnd 200 meterss in order to exercise. people are taking this cautiously. schools are not expected to reopen until september. claire: no easing of the coronavirus lockdown in france. monday, the president announced it would be extended until may 11. the epidemic is not yet under control, adding that schools would reopen little by little. dealing with the pandemic, including the lack of masks and equipment. he said by may 11, anyone with symptoms should be able to get tested. joined by a guest from the university in paris. expectations were high befefore the national address, before the start of the coronavirus crisis. about half the country was watching. what they wanted to know was how much longer this would go on, whether or not to wear masks, many questions. do you think macron managed to strike the right tone and give clear explanations for why more weeks of lockdown are ne

but in lombardy and emilia romagna the rate of fatality was far higher, around 12%.n europe. so again, there's a correlation. but can we know for sure if there's a link? gretchen goldman is from the union of scientists which advocate for science —based policy joining of scientists which advocate for science —based policyjoining is live now. is it simply too early or do you think we can categorically state that there is a link between death rates and air pollution when it comes to coronavirus? it is early research, but this is compelling evidence that suggests that air pollution may be playing a role in what makes covid more deadly and this is important research we need to keep looking at and expanding what we know. given that it is a respiratory disease, is it pretty obvious that if the air quality is worse, it will impact our lungs were, our capability to be? what is your understanding of this? were, our capability to be? what is your understanding of this7m were, our capability to be? what is your understanding of this? it isn't surprising because we know that the

which can be used or traded for more picks later on now earlier this afternoon we spoke with david lombardi who covers the 49 ers for the athletic. he says the short-term needs are to address the interior offensive line defensive line and secondary. his take on what could unfold in round one. >>for foreigners options right now with this drought. it's going to be really interesting to see how they really parlay their 2 first-round picks and number 13 and number 31 to attack those options i think so most a probable possibility is that they trade one of those picks baxley 45, the middle rounds and they start stalking their roster because it's all about requesting replenishment nfl and i think testimony the 49 ers are in right now round one is tomorrow night finally it's not known when sports will be back on the calendar in a full-time capacity, but some superstar athletes are teaming up to deliver a must watch the event a golf super match is reportedly in the works for next month. >>it will feature tiger woods. phil mickelson peyton manning and tom brady tiger would be paired with manning faci

maybe the rapid spread of covid—i9 in lombardy was something to do with the ageing population or thean way of intergenerational contact. at first, the government tried to isolate the worst—affected areas from the rest of the country. it wasn't until thousands of people had been infected that prime minister giuseppe conte announced a nationwide lockdown on march 9. vibrant, noisy italy was plunged into fearful silence. except in the hospitals, which were filled to overflowing with the victims of this cruel virus. mostly the elderly and the vulnerable. the death toll exceeded 10,000 before march was out. with intensive care units full, doctors had to make desperate decisions about who to prioritise for treatment. all the while, the healthcare workers themselves were in grave danger. in one of the worst—hit towns, bergamo, staff at the papa giovanni hospital warned the authorities theirfacility had become highly contaminated and was now a major source of new infection. one of its intensive care doctors is lorenzo grazioli who spoke to me from the hospital. i tell you that the hospital,

milan cathedral is in the northern lombardy region, one of the hardest hit in italy.s the tenor sang, pictures of the area on lockdown were shown on the screen. italian officials do say they hope they're over the peak of covid—i9 cases. # amazing grace # how sweet the sound...# the tenor ended his concert outside the cathedral, singing amazing grace to an eerily empty piazza. as many in italy no doubt wait for the day it can again be filled with the sound of people. reged ahmad, bbc news. # but now i'm found...# ending ona ending on a positive good afternoon. it's just after 1:30, here are the latest sport headlines from the bbc sport centre. tottenham have reversed their decision to use the government furlough scheme and have confirmed that non—playing staff — except the board — will receive 100% of their salaries for april and may. spurs have come under heavy criticism in recent weeks for becoming one of the first premier league sides to announce they would be using the government grants to help pay salaries of around 550 members of staff. they've said they decided

greeted with applause as they worked alongside local teams to disinfect the streets in the hardest hit lombardy region they've so far managed to some of thais 17 care centers for the elderly russia sent 15 aircraft last week loaded with medical experts and equipment italian journalists lucas said morty told us local doctors will never forget the gesture. the arrival of pro russian doctors would make it possible to better organize the work. treatment for more patients the senate has a shot of retirement homes was a very important there bishop for us because there are many there are things in those structures and the situation is desperate that in the end he. is less corrupt and to me years of ours are a model and you know we try to of the. qualities that have. a russian doctor supply because we say that they would always be grateful for their help but even the medical stuff is they have to really write off the russian doctors who. hire leslie and doctors and nurses that are were extreme. the pandemic is proving to be a litmus test for solidarity in the e.u. the reluctance of germany and other we

milan cathedral is in the northern lombardy region, one of the hardest hit in italy. the screen. italian officials do say they hope they‘re over the peak of covid—19 cases. # amazing grace. # how sweet the sound... the tenor ended his concert outside the cathedral, singing amazing grace to an eerily empty piazza. as many in italy no doubt wait for the day it can again be filled with the sound of people. reged ahmad, bbc news. celebrating easter during the coronavirus lockdown has taken a on a new dimension for filipina domestic helpers across asia. with church services broadcast online for the first time, many weren‘t able to attend easter mass in hong kong. great stuff. that is just about it for us for now. you can reach me some of the team on twitter. for now, thanks for watching and do stay tuned to bbc news. hello. easter sunday will be the last day for a wee while that we can speak of temperatures in excess of 20 degrees celsius. it never was that warm further north, across the british isles and it is that colder regime that certainly wins out across many locatio

cuban doctors receive a heroes welcome in lombardy.up in italy. while many hail them heroes, critics believe cuba's real interests are economic and diplomatic. the us is a staunch critic. in a statement to the washington post, the us state department said... havana denies the allegations. will grant is our central america correspondent, and joins me from his home in the uk. conversation really turning to whether or not the doctors and nurses are political ponds in this pandemic? yes, you set out nicely there that there are two ends to the scale. you have the cuban government saying that they are heroes and doing their revolutionary duty, than on the other side, the critics in miami and washington announcing that what they are —— this is really about is what the funds it generates for the cuban governments, and the doctors and sells only get a fraction of that. but what is bearing in mind as of the doctors signa bearing in mind as of the doctors sign a contract willingly because they will make more money by going on these courses rather

maybe the rapid spread of covid—i9 in lombardi was something to do with the ageing population or thef intergenerational contacted but first, the government tried to isolate the worst affected areas from the rest of the country. it wasn't until thousands of people had been infected that the prime minister announced a nationwide lockdown on march nine.. vibrant, noisy italy was plunged into fea rful vibrant, noisy italy was plunged into fearful silence. except in the hospitals which were filled to overflowing with civic dems of this cruel virus. mostly the elderly and the vulnerable. the death toll exceeded 10,000 before march was out. with intensive care units full, doctors had to make desperate decisions about who to prioritise for treatment. all the while, the healthcare workers themselves were in grave danger. in one of the worst hit towns, staff at the hospital we re hit towns, staff at the hospital were “— hit towns, staff at the hospital were —— warned hospitals that make warned that their facility had become contaminated and was now a major source of new infection. 0ne of its i

medical staff in the northern region of lombardy have criticised officials how they handled the pandemicimilar pattern. its infection rate also slowing down and the total death toll is over 13,500. elsewhere, resistance to a move to limit the spread of coronavirus by tracking people's mobile phones, a technique credited for reducing infection across several asian countries but now facing a backlash in croatia. opposition say it violates human rights but the government says it saves lives. for many of us around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has changed how and often where we work in order to try and stop the spread of the disease. new research by the international labour organisation, an agency of the united nations, suggests that four out of five people have had their workplace fully or partly closed. here's what the organisation's director general had to say about the findings. it shows that in the coming three months, the second trimester of the year, we expect 195 million jobs to go around the world — job equivalents. they are spread out around the regions. in percentage terms,

the northern region of lombardy accounts for most of italy's known coronavirus cases here the robots help relay vital information between patients and doctors remotely and at any time of the day. share your time when you talk this robot helps us monitor some clinical parameters of the patient for example heart rate respiratory rate oxygen saturation blood pressure and also mechanical aspects of respiration. in galle in belgium hospitals are testing whether robots equipped with ultraviolet lights can disinfect wards to keep patients safe even in hard to reach areas easily place and stuff and this infection the machine's ultraviolet light quickly kills bacteria we want to make sure that we touch every surface which by the lights and this can be done by the robot as it drives itself. to the streets. in india's southern state of thomas nadu robots are lending a helping hand by delivering vital supplies that will lead to good people and also available for the. giving in food and medicine to the patients so it's a very good initiative halley appreciative of others on security patrol in tun

medical staff in the northern region of lombardi have criticised officials how they handled the pandemicpment was available. spain is following a similar pattern, is following a similar pattern, is infection rate also slowing down and the total death toll is over 13,500. elsewhere, resista nce is over 13,500. elsewhere, resistance to a move to limit the spread of coronavirus by tracking people ‘s‘ mobile phones, a technique credited for reducing infection across several asian countries and it is now facing a backlash in croatia. 0pposition say it violates human rights but the government says it saves lives. the chinese city of wuhan, where covid—19 first emerged, has allowed people to leave the area for the first time since a lockdown went into effect in injanuary. those with a green code on a widely—used smartphone health app now have permission to leave wuhan, as restrictions within the city have been gradually easing. 0ur correspondent, john sudworth, reports. after 76 days of lockdown, the trains were lined up and ready to go, the barriers taken down from the highways and wuhan reope

disinfecting a nursing home in bergen in lombardy the region at the center of italy's copeck $900.00 outbreak these pictures show russian military doctors helping out their italian colleagues but a scandal now surrounds italy's largest nursing home in nearby milan where at least 143 people have died since the beginning of march families of residents there are demanding answers following reports medical staff was stopped from using protective gear prosecutors are now investigating that facility and more than a dozen others italy's officially recorded over 22000 coronavirus deaths but most care deaths are not included in some doctors suspect the real figure could be twice as high. in spain the government ordered the 17 autonomous regions to unify their criteria on counting the dead the official tolls stands at almost 20000 but it doesn't take into account the deaths of people who had covered going to the symptoms but were not tested including thousands of people in care homes i think. meanwhile in germany joe batiks footage has emerged along with hope he was here medics who resuscitate

coronavirus death toll it's locked down measures currently and on the 4th of may the head of the hard hit lombardi region is calling for businesses to reopen observing basic social distancing rules meanwhile the european union's apologize for not doing more readily march when its really was the only country that has been forced to lock down yes it is true that no one was really ready for this. it is also true that too many were not there on time when italy needed a helping hand at the very beginning and yes for that it is right that europe as a whole office a heartfelt apology but saying sorry only counts for something if it changes behavior. on thursday spain's health minister said the transmission curves been falling since the end of march but health experts say it's too early to tell if the trend will continue in barcelona the mayor is calling for children to be allowed out of their homes spain's the only european country enforcing such a ban over the border in france at least $668.00 sailors from the shelter goal aircraft carrier and escort vessel have tested positive for the virus the ship tu

but while a lot of this artist wasn't from lombardy he was from florence the most exciting city in all of italy a wellspring of the renaissance what was he doing painting at fresco in milan. answer may be found in a small village outside of florence called vinci. leonardo was a natural child the son of a farmer's daughter cut enough for one day had a role in the hay with a promising young notary called 7 pm of course marriage was out of the question a bright future awaited said pietro provided he married a wife from a prestigious family. that's why labor nardo was never truly part of the creative circles of florence around lorenzo the major with artists like to betty. or michelangelo these were folks who wrote latin sonnets and could hold their own and find society. they're not i was never part of that. but said piero never forgot his son and was only his ready to use his connections to help him get work but the lack of a proper education left young leonardo at a major disadvantage. instead he was apprenticed to the workshop of one of the most prolific artists of florence and their cle

but while a lot of this artist wasn't from lombardy he was from florence the most exciting city in all of italy a wellspring of the red. besides what was he doing painting at fresco in milan. and so maybe found in a small village outside of florence called things from. luna to was a natural child the son of a farmer's daughter katherina who one day had a roll in the hay with a promising young notary called 7 pm of course marriage was out of the question a bright future awaited says provided he married a wife from the prestigious family. that's why layer nardo was never truly part of the creative circles of florence around lorenzo dimity with artists like the betty dylan dial or michelangelo these were folks who wrote latin sonnets and could hold their own in fine society they're not i was never part of that. but said piero never forgot his son and was only his ready to use his connections to help him get work but the lack of a proper education left young leonardo at a major disadvantage. instead he was apprenticed to the workshop of one of the most prolific artists of florence and that