is italy's most populous region with 10000000 inhabitants its capital milan italy spain on show heart it attracts professionals and students from around the world and from all parts of italy this is where the corona virus has hit the hardest leaving hospitals unable to cope with a growing number of cases italian authorities say the drastic measures to curb the outbreak could not wait any longer. and for the other northern regions that i have listed. there will be a ban for everybody to move in or out of these territories and also within the same territory. queen the exceptions will be allowed only for proven professional needs special cases and for health issues. as the regions affected prepare to implement the decree northern italians get ready to see their lifestyle change drastically at least for a few weeks those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines businesses are also growing more and more concerned among others the virus is already taking a toll on italy stores insecta easter one of the peak times is about a month away and reports are that as many as 9

milan italy's vibrant financial heart turned into a ghost town lombardi is the country's most populous region it's also where the corona virus has hit the hardest putting hospitals under strain and the government under increasing pressure to take drastic measures as. part of the. body and the other northern provinces that i have listed people will be banned from entering or leaving these territories or traveling within the territories. and. just removing exceptions will only be allowed for proven professional needs. exceptional cases and for medical reasons. the decree doesn't only restrict travel people in lockdown zones are also advised to cut down on social activities and stay home as much as possible. and restaurants in the lockdown area must close by 6 pm schools cinemas museums and gyms are closed nationwide those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines news of the imminent quarantine set off a last minute rush to beat the clock in milan and in other cities people raised to train stations trying to get out before it was too late. for that because i read 2

region of lombardy and other northern provinces and includes venice and italy's financial capital milan italy has been hit with the most known krone virus infections in europe the government's most recent figures show 7375 confirmed cases 336 people have died the lock down is the most drastic measure yet taken in a european country to try to contain the virus milan italy is vibrant financial heart turned into a ghost town. number d. is the country's most populous region it's also where the corona virus has hit the hardest putting hospitals under strain and the government under increasing pressure to take a drastic measure as early part of the. body and the other northern provinces that i have listed people will be banned from entering or leaving these territories or traveling within the territories. and. just removing exceptions will only be allowed for proven professional needs. exceptional cases and for medical reasons. the decree doesn't only restrict travel people in lockdown zones are also advised to cut down on social activities and stay home as much as possible. and restaurants in the

correspondent pair on it joins us now from milan and northern italy is one of the hardest hit regions by the crisis how many people in milan are dealing with the situation where we are all dealing with the situation and thanks for having me by staying. as as a matter of fact most of us have been home for a couple of weeks thousands if number one is not as badly affected as the provinces to the east of milan not such as a moat cremona and pressure where the priests some of the priests i spoke to that told me you know it's going to be difficult for this town to even restart life because so many people that we knew so well have died. so were women mostly staying at home it's a nervous game of of of waiting there are long queues to get into the supermarkets . and we're doing as we're told. well the death toll keeps climbing in italy what more can the authorities do now to contain a further spreading of the virus. i think we know most of us don't know because a lot has already been done. and we i think we're entering uncharted territory here is this is a full blown lockdown only essential

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well alessio ferranti reporting from milan italy thank you. spain is experiencing europe's 2nd most severe outbreak of the krona virus cases in the country increased by 30 percent in one day prime minister peter sanchez is calling for an extension to the current state of emergency and many in spain are rushing to help support the country's strained resources. * 4 the sound of gratitude and spain's emergency service workers showed their support for the medical staff working around the clock to care for the nation's soaring number of coronavirus patients. health workers have been struggling with a huge stretch on resources. in the outlet and there are no waterproof gowns the colleagues protect themselves with garbage bags and trying to get the protection that the hospital does not give them waiting rooms have been set up to treat patients without oxygen be the respirators and the situation is in chaos. as the funeral. spain's prime minister urged the nation to prepare itself emotionally and psychologically for the coming challenges. unfortunatel

region of one body and other northern provinces and includes venice and italy's financial capital milan italy has been hit with the most known corona virus infections in your. the government's most recent figures show 7375 confirmed cases 366 people have died of the italian transport ministry says it is still allowing tourists in the regions to leave but for residents daily life will be severely restricted for almost a month. roadblocks like these could become a familiar sight across northern italy travelers are asked to explain why they're leaving the so-called red zones authorities say only those with serious reasons as well as workers will be allowed to pass. in milan's normally bustling center only a fraction of the usual crowds leaving traders worried about their livelihoods. been empty all day and haven't served a single meal today in the restaurant. so looking at this moment there is an economic impact everywhere the galleries and in the whole center i think that not only milan is closing down the whole world is closing down. because the moment. there was confusion at airports and trai

well on a reporting from milan italy thank you thank you. now to some breaking news coming in german federal and state authorities have decided to ban gatherings of more than 2 people to slow the spread of the coronavirus the measure was agreed in a conference call between chancellor angela merkel and state ministers restaurants will also be closed as well as hairdressing salon the measures will be enforced throughout germany previous restrictions to curb the spread of the virus had been largely implemented by states or municipalities germany has almost 24000 confirmed cold and 1000 cases over 90 people have died from the disease merkel is scheduled to address the nation shortly. and for more on the wider implications for germany let's bring in d.w. political correspondent and manual shaz manual contact by phone in germany what exactly does that mean. yes indeed to german federal state and agreed to is the state premiers assisting the state premiers during that phone conversation between idol america and the state attorney or to internet and

that includes milan. italy's fincial hub. here is one journalist's account of being there.plus trust into wake up to happening not only because of the measures that have been taken but because thet governmen is trying to make sure that people don't pan with this but it is responsible -- important to be resmonsible in thint. hopefully people wil start to home.e more responsiblstay >> not everything has ground to a halt. flights are still operating, trains are still running and access to these areas is not being strictly monitored. >> as we dro north from rome, we expected tighter controls bur there e none. >>e we are coming into thstart of the new exclusion zone. you can see there is no total lockdown. pothere are nce roadblocks. it is too big of an area to control in that way but the people have been asked not to leavor enter. we will turn around now because otherwise the is a risk of entering the new quarantined zone. >>ourists are doing the same business. n.ws's of james normad by bbc tourism is a massive part of the alian econom over 60 million tourists visit he's year.

one of them traveled to milan, italy, the epicenter of the european outbreak. that person return today the u.s. through atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport, the busiest in the nation. six people have now died in washington state. four were residents at the life care center nursing facility in kirkland. that's a suburb of seattle. four other cases are linked to that facility. 26 firefighters and two police officers from kirkland are now quarantined because they were exposed to infected patients. >> schools in several districts remain close today to prevent the spread of the virus. be sure to check your local websites before heading out. in san antonio officials lost the legal fight to keep evacuees from the diamond princess cruise ship quarantined. concerns were raised after one woman was releelsed and then later found to have coronavirus. for those still isolated at the air force base the anger and the frustration is all beginning to boil over. >> we can't take a drive if you feel like it, talk to your friends easily. all those little freedoms you take for gra

tonight italy's government is preparing to lock down more than 10 million people to keep the disease from spreading. bill neely reports from milan, one of the areas that will be impacted from the planned lockdown >> reporter: italy has seen nothing like this hospitals overwhelmed. deaths rising fast. with hundreds of new infections and dozens of new deaths every day, italy has now replaced china as the epicenter health experts are most worried about. the scientist who identified the italian strain says they're fighting a fast-moving enemy. >> viruses are always changing. >> reporter: so each strain of the virus is changing all the time? >> i think so. we are facing a real emergency. >> reporter: tonight emergency measures, the italian government preparing to lock down a region of 10 million people, including milan. italy's business center, where the streets were quiet today. no one would be allowed to leave or enter for weeks. pope francis who was coughing earlier this week with a cold will lead sunday prayers tomorrow not from this balcony but by a video link at a u.s. military base in naples, a junior officer became the first

north has been placed on lockdown sunday gago has more a city deserted a region and a lockdown milan italy economic heart is almost unrecognizable hardly anyone in the shopping malls it's famous squares as the army keeps watch over an almost surreal situation this is an unprecedented crisis in this country's recent history where look is that's richard internet.

. -- milan, italy. below, american airlines is also suspecting -- suspending flights to milan. >> basic supplies are running low in many stores. check out the toilet paper aisle, this is a target in emeryville. the disinfecting wipes session almost cleaned out. shoppers also cooked up -- picked up cooking necessities like flour. the increased demand comes as alameda county reported to healthcare workers are presumptive positive for the coronavirus disease, pending testing results from the cdc. one lives in alameda county, the other lives in solano county. daybell tended to the first coronavirus patient and now they say it is asking providers to protect themselves more aggressively with any patient with respiratory disease. >> one of the things we learned about this coronavirus is that there are many people who can pass the virus. who are infectious, who show no symptoms. many more who show symptoms that are so mild, you would know that it is coronavirus versus the common cold. >> meanwhile, the cemetery

this impacts milan, italy's financial capital, and also affects towns like venice, parma and modena, . we are in bologna which is about a0 kilometres outside the lockdown zones. all over italy, people are very concerned about the spread of this virus and about the quarantine measures and what that will mean for italy's struggling economy. also there is a big sense of uncertainty — has the government taken these measures too late? that was bethany bell in bologna. we can speak to our correspondent imogen foulkes, who is in bern in switzerland. a lot of movement, there would normally be between switzerland and italy, image and, how does it look from where you are? quite a lot of confusion. and utter shock i think. this announcement was made in the middle of the night. italy is our close, close neighbour. in the southernmost country of switzerland alone, 70,000 workers across from italy every day. many of them work on the health sector which switzerland needs at the moment because it's cases on the coronavirus are rising up to at least 300 today, the second death being recorded today, so

minister today trying to reassure the world they will be saved and safe bill neely, nbc news, milan, italy. >>> nbc news medical contributor dr. natalie azar joins us this evening one person in the united states have died from coronavirus. tens of thousands die from the flu each year put this in perspective for us. >> just yesterday, the w.h.o. raised the global impact and spread of covid-19 from a high to a very high today american officials reassured americans that the risk to the general public here remains low and reasserting around 80% of people actually have a mild illness. >> and overnight we learned several patients contracted coronavirus without having been overseas or in contact with anyone who's just returned from an infected country what's the concern here how is it being transmitted? >> the term here, jose, is something called community spread that means the source of exposure is not known. there is no direct link to an index case. this is problematic, because it makes it logistically difficult to identify, isolate and contact trace cases, and that's how an epidemic can be hal

this impacts milan, italy's financial capital, and also affects towns like venice, parma and modern, t spots. we are in bologna which is about a0 kilometres outside the lockdown zones —— and modena. all over italy people are very concerned about the spread of this virus and about the spread of this virus and about the spread of this virus and about the quarantine measures and what that will mean for italy's struggling economy. also there is a big sense of uncertainty, has the government taken these measures too late? that was bethany bell in bologna. one of those who will be affected by the lockdown is peggyjohnson, a british expatriate who lives in lombardy. she spoke to us about how her daily life would change. there is no social interaction, they don't wa nt is no social interaction, they don't want any big gatherings are people. all of the sports facilities, i can't go to the gym, the swimming pools are closed down, all the kids are at home from school probably until the 3rd of april. restaurants and bars are allowed to open if they can guarantee that the clients keep one metre fr

what are we doing to our economy if you are shutting down even partially cities like milan, which is italy'san, which is italy's finesse or capital? talking about the metre questions in cafe side restaurant. that has been the advice for a while. we have seen in recent days people trying to establish that in restaurants, but in some places it is simply very difficult for people to control that. in terms of the politics, the government has already had difficulties with walking out of the coalition, the leader can see the pickle opportunities, but presumably there are big risk for the government to people do not choose to cooperate. —— political opportunities. it is a difficult situation and we do not know yet exactly how they will implement this, this is still very new. the announcement came at two o'clock in the morning. people are waking up now, it is a sunday morning, to see exactly what the restrictions on them will be. how stringently people will impose fines and sanctions upon them. we are waiting to see. but this is a big escalation of the measures being ta ken this is a big escalation

a city deserted a region under lockdown milan italy is economic heart is almost unrecognizable hardly anyone in the shopping malls it's famous squares as the army keeps watch over an almost surreal situation this is an unprecedented crisis.

of these north has been placed on lockdown gago has more a city deserted a region and a lockdown milan italy economic heart is almost unrecognizable hardly anyone in the shopping malls it's famous squares as the army keeps watch over an almost surreal situation this is an unprecedented crisis.

she works in this clinic in cremona about 100 kilometers southeast of milan. italy is struggling to reign in the corona virus more than 15000 people have been infected and more than a 1000 have died the country has now announced even more radical measures. now we have also closed all retail activities with the exception of base a grocery stores and pharmacies. the pretty one of the pharmacy of the for the machine. on thursday milan resembled an abandoned film set. very few people have criticized the drastic measures amid the rapid spread of the virus across the country. and i believe it is a huge problem maybe we underestimated it at 1st and now we're paying the price will certainly survive this but the question is how we don't care. dramatic scenes and many hospitals doctors report that they can no longer properly treat seriously ill patients because there are too few mechanical ventilators medical personnel are being forced to make very tough decisions. the e.u. has promised a crisis stricken country billions of euros in aid the european commission president expre

my release a balloon boy is a journalist in milan the capital of the lombardy region she says italy's being seen as a testing ground for western governments looking to impose large scale quarantines busiest absolutely unprecedented the new and difficult to adjust the but on the other hand it's absolutely necessary. so we try you know to work from home and organize work differently we try to do a lot of skype calls just to feel closer because i mean human interaction is fundamental and we cannot really do that you can walk about you have to keep it nice those. so yes it's we are steering you know adjusting to eat and it won't be easy also because it won't be quicker i mean i think we need. a couple weeks of these kind of lockdown which is not a quarantine like the one we had they had in hand. but it's there are very many restriction and i think we italians also attest the 4 western countries countries all over the war because in china i don't want to retire on regime and it was easier you know to make people comply to all the restriction and for a democracy i think it's a little bit di

a city deserted a region under lockdown milan italy is economic heart is almost unrecognizable hardly anyone in the shopping malls it's famous squares as the army keeps watch over an almost surreal situation this is an unprecedented crisis in this country's recent history will look as that's richard and then i mean what is happening in my city is worrying me and it's also saddening because milan is a lively city and to see it like this today is almost a defeat for me i never would have thought this would happen milan's my parents or airport has now suspended all flights its neighboring airport now restricted to running only domestic flights but that hasn't stopped people attempting to get away . fearing further contagion leaders of italy's southern regions have warned hundreds of thousands of its citizens who went to work or study in the north of the country not to return home but groups of people continue to arrive from milan arriving with their masks on but there was no one to test them for covert 19 the harsh restrictions are designed to slow down the spread of the disease but ther

milan, italy's financial capital, is under partial lockdown. told they can only leave or enter the area for essential work or family emergencies. venice, one of italy's top tourist destinations, is also affected. british visitors can travel home. planes and trains are still running. the uk government has said anyone returning from the red zones said anyone returning from the red zones in northern italy should self—isolate for two weeks. for the locals, this is a very uncertain time. translation: locals, this is a very uncertain time. translationzlj locals, this is a very uncertain time. translation: ithought locals, this is a very uncertain time. translation: i thought about my children with another week at home and they are bored. but with these restrictions must be respected. translation: it is all rubbish, we keep calm and it is fine. i rubbish, we keep calm and it is fine. lam rubbish, we keep calm and it is fine. i am leaving anyway. this is having a dramatic effect both inside and outside the quarantine zones. people here have said they d

reporter: in italy, officials over the weekend locked down the hard-h northern region, including milannd venice, and today expanded the quarantine to the entire country -- 60 million people -- in an effort to contain the coronavirus. one milan resident said the rerictions are sparking fear outside the quarantine zone. >> you can see the terror in people, even via email. in my job, i have to travel, to other cities and abroad. all these travels have been canceled also because of people's fear. reporter: but in paris, disney land remains open, and crowded, even after one worker tested positive for coronavirus. meanwhile, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said today all israelis entering the country from abroad must self-quarantine for 14 days. still, there are signs of recovery. in china, where the virus began, authorities say the number of new cases in recent days are in single digits. and the mayor of south korea's most-affected city said new cases over the weekend are the lowest in a week-and-a-half. late today in the u.s., questions about president trump's contacts with o re

. ® >>> you're looking at the desserted streets of milan, italy. esidents heeding warnings to avoid public spaces. italy has reported more deaths than any other nation. it stands at over 10,000 lives lost. we look at the devastation coronavirus is causing across the country. >> coffins, one next to another next to another next to another. lined up in a church in northern italy, the epicenter of this country's coronavirus outbreak. social distancing means family and friends can't say their final farewells. the sick were alone as they lay dying. there were people says this father who died without anyone to hear or see them, without the possibility to talk to their loved ones with no one to comfort them. the increase in new cases has shown signs of beginning to slow down. but now covid-19 has killed more people in italy than anywhere else on earth. the public health system, one of europe's best, has been pushed to the limits. the disease has killed more than 50 medical personnel. italy has been on lockdown for three weeks, severe measures may be starti

a team of scientists in milan, italy now believe italy's coronavirus epidemic may have come from germany, not china. china is quarantining all international travelers. india is stopping most visas. here is vice president mike pence explaining what's going on. watch this. >> now the reality is that the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic has moved from china and south korea to europe and to be clear, steve, every american that is returning from europe will be screened as they return through 13 separate airports and will be asked to self-quarantine for 14 days. elizabeth: let's get reality check from one of our favorite guests. trend macro cio don luskin. will try to make sense what is going on. great to see you, don. >> great to be you. elizabeth: will market drop more, are we in recession or is the market reacting to government politicians and what they're doing in d.c. are economic conditions really bad out there. >> how about all the above? the word recession doesn't have strict definition, six-to-nine month period of declining economic activity. this could be a two-month period of a