a recent study by the german ministry of transport confirmed that 100 kilometer range suffices for most drivers on average germans do not travel more than 39 kilometers a day perper. still the life is not climate neutral. either of us are currently neither the production chain nor the charging power are particularly environmentally friendly we need to be clear about that the mining of raw materials has a high environmental impact. but we're fully aware of this and it must be honestly figured into the ecological balance sheet of the illusion forged in this moment i'm version of. recycling is one way to improve those balance sheet numbers and belgium the firm to me call recovers room materials from spent batteries on an industrial scale christian hog is the company's recycling extended. start focuses on functional metals namely cobalt nickel copper and lithium in the 1st 3 we achieve recycling rates are yields of 95 percent so virtually nothing is lost for the case of lithium where we're trading more than 50 percent panic spec to significantly improve that rate as. the technology to recyc

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 train stations as some services continue to run officials are still figuring out how to implement travel restrictions residents are adjusting to life under lockdown. but it was indeed he s

help in times of crisis above all they will support hospitals according to the defense ministry the bonus ferries are already securing masts protective clothing and medicine public transport is to be partially reduced in the coming week with schools closed and a lack of daycare options many parents won't be able to go to work. german interior minister hornsey ho for has also been announcing restrictions here in germany and we spoke to our correspondent william glu crossed shortly after the minister spoke germany's interior minister horse a offer just finished a press conference along with officials other officials of the german government outlining what is going to happen come into force starting monday morning at 8 am that is when border restrictions for france austria switzerland denmark and luxembourg are going to come into force he noted that goods and commuters will continue to pass through the border as they have been he noted germany's reliance on exporting goods for a large part of its economy is as a good reason for allowing goods to continue going back and forth but nonessential people people without business in neighboring countries day will not be allowed to c

help in times of crisis above all they will support hospitals according to the defense ministry but bonus fare is already securing masts protective clothing and medicine public transport is to be partially reduced in the coming week with schools closed and a lack of daycare options many parents won't be able to go to work. we move now to other kovan 1000 hotspots in europe like spain and france which are among the worst affected by the outbreak both countries have imposed severe restrictions on public life there following the italy's lead and have announced nationwide bans on public gatherings shuttering non-essential businesses spain is in near total lockdown police are patrolling the streets of madrid sending people home who refused to obey orders to self isolate $47000000.00 spaniards are now banned from leaving their homes for the next 2 weeks after the prime minister declared a state of emergency more than 280 people have died in spain making it the 2nd worst affected country in europe. our correspondent marcus burnished is in the spanish capital he sent us this summary of the situation there as you can see maybe behind there is nobody in the streets there are so

basically the mimilitary installations and personnel at the disposal of the central government for this. in the transportation ministry, which handles pubublic transportatation and d decides w much o of it is s shut down ando highways and roaoads that i was they have to be managed as well because mostst of us cannot go anywhehere. amy: maria, talk about the leadership of the country. i mean, the partners of the prime minister have -- has tested positive, prime ministers sanchez. the deputy prime minister. go through it, the partners of both h have tested positive, , h women. basicically one of the threree vice preside of thte to antry, he belongsgs coalitioion government thee socialist t and thee party t ths born out of the movement after the financial crisis. iglesias''partnerr has tested posititive and alsoo people in - two regional leaders, quim tora and the presesident of madrid he tested positive and are inin quararantine as well. a lot of these women werere at e feminist march almost two weeks agago on march 8. we don't know if that was related. yes, there are a a lot of people inin leadership who are in quarant

of people and medical supplies have landed in italy. the russian defense ministry broke down what is on board the parade of giant by l. $76.00 military aircraft the military transport aircraft of the russian air forces will deliver to the republic 8 mobile teams of russian military specialists by religious and doctors automobile complexes for aerosol disinfection of transport and territory as well as medical equipment among the doctors and scientists are some of russia's top minds military specials who've had 1st hand experience fighting breaks of disease in africa such as swine fever and anthrax some even helped develop in a bowl of vaccine these experts will be working with cuban medical specialists who are already helping italian doctors although the spread of the virus seems to be slowing the challenges in italy remain containing covert 900 and dealing with the high number of cases the country has more than 63000 confirmed cases of corona virus in just a little over 6000 deaths so far more than 7000 people have recovered from the illness italy stepped up its lockdown measures this past weekend now ordering all industrial production and almost all private and pu

of government. notjust the health ministry. security, diplomacy, finance, transport, trade, information and more.ore than six thousand reported cases. earlier this week, president moonjae—in declared "war" on the virus and extra measures are being taken to try and contain the oubreak, including a ban on the export of face masks. with me is the republic of korea's ambassador to the uk, her excellency enna park. thinking about what is going on in south korea at the moment, it does sound like a state of emergency. how would you characterize a? it is true that we are facing unprecedented challenges. the coronavirus affects our daily life. there is a spike in the number of confirmed cases is paradoxically resulted from our screening test. i like diagnostic capabilities, we do test up to 15,000 daily. so far, 150,000 tests have been done. because our approach has tracked down all suspicious cases in effective containment spread. it is a catchall approach. that is a huge task is a chris knight we have sufficient people to conduct a quite wide a test. this wide task is resolved and cried number of confir

the italian transport ministry is urging tourists and visitors to the region to leave as soon as possible. but ofsterday. 133 people died yesterday. that brings the death toll in total here in italy to 366 and there was also a surge in the number of new infections, more than 1100 -- number of new infections, more than 1100 —— and there was really a sense of crisis. some local politicians are saying this is all too much. the governor of benneteau where venice is says the provinces of venice should not be under these restrictions —— veneto the that the government is facing a national emergency. don't forget, you can keep up—to—date with all the developments around the coronavirus outbreak online. you can find out about the symptoms to watch out for and what it means for you on the bbc news app and on our website. that's bbc.co.uk/news. and we will be speaking to the secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport at about 7:30. highways england has told bbc breakfast that cctv cameras covering smart motorways are not all continuously monitored. this news comes as the government is expected

transportation, tourism, and small business. both the public and the private sectors should work together to address the problems stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. >> senior officials from the finance ministry and the bank ofnd the financial services agency held an emergency meeting to discuss the issue. >> translator: the market has been moving nervously. we will take appropriate steps in line with the g-7 and g-20 agreements if needed. >> he will keep a close eye on market movements. he says excessive market volatility isn't good for the real economy. >>> we talked to an expert about the tokyo stock markets plunge on monday. he say there are political reasons besides economic ones. >> the coronavus spreads in the united states and also the super tuesday, mr. biden gaining the momentum which is also the strike to president trump. the investor believes the re-election of president trump will be in favor for the stock market, but it is getting more riskier a scenario at this point in time. that's how the u.s. presidential election is impacting to even the japanese stock market. and opec started a price war last weekend. significant sharp drop in oil prices. that is also creating the -- almost a fear to the

transportation may be next to shut it down. israel is staying on the forefront. as of this morning, the ministryf health says there are 250 confirmed cases. that's a relatively low number. there are no confirmed deaths from coronavirus. a few days ago that number was 100 cases. it is rising very quickly amid fears it could be worse. let's not forget in the middle of all of this, something that affects the economy, military, health system, there is an ongoing political crisis. there hasn't been a fully functioning government here since 2015. the coronavirus may be able to do something the politicians could not, which is brett them together. they're calling for a national government, unity government to lead the country in this difficult time. and that at least feels like what the majority of the country wants, but it's much easier to say that than to actually get there. that being said, that is what the politicians here are pushing for. we'll see if they can make progress and the coronavirus can push something that the politicians have been unable to do so far. >> lauren, thank you. >>> africa ha

of migrant workers public transport services the suspended leaving many stranded. has recorded its 1st coronavirus related death a 57 year old man from bangladesh the health ministry says the ex-pat workers suffered from other health conditions but as the headlines stay with us though the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story. can world airlines survive coronavirus almost all flights have been grounded thousands of aircraft and multiple governments are now promising bailouts to keep the industry in the skies but will that be enough this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program on peace adobe will leaders are being forced to take drastic emergency measures to confront the worsening coronavirus crisis that meant to keep people alive but they are killing the global economy with lockdowns in place around the world millions of people are being laid off tourism industries are already critical consumer spending has crashed so to stock markets and oil prices billions of dollars worth of perishable products have also been destroyed but few industries have been hit as hard as the aviation world the international air transport association i oughta say

of migrant workers public transport services the suspended leaving many stranded. has recorded its 1st coronavirus related death a 57 year old man from bangladesh the ministry says the ex-pat workers suffered from other health conditions but as the headlines stay with us though the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story. can world airlines survive coronavirus almost all flights have been grounded thousands of aircraft and multiple governments are now promising bailouts to keep the industry in the skies but will that be enough this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program on peace adobe will leaders are being forced to take drastic emergency measures to confront the worsening coronavirus crisis that meant to keep people alive but they all killing the glue.

been closing the state of punjab decided to shut down public transport or public transport today and one more thing that the promise to really stressed which the health ministry also mentioned earlier in the day and that's also something that people are going to find very difficult here in india the massive challenge of social distancing there are as the prime minister keeps mentioning 1300000000 people in india so many of them 80 percent work in what's called and the un organized sector a lot of people were on the streets we spoke to street vendors who told us that if they didn't leave their homes while there their families would die of hunger so that's just not an option for them so how is this government going to contain the spread it's doing everything it can to stop more cases from coming into the country but of course you know once it's here it's going to be incredibly difficult for the government to tell people who need to go out to survive to get by to stay at home and. pakistan has calls one of the main border crossings with india and all exits to and from afghanistan contain the koran a virus i worry that there is anger over unhygienic conditions in