we're in the old city! israel is country 124. with my senses — i see a place by the sounds, by the smells, by the textures. the hustle and bustle of people shouting, buy this, buy this, come and look at this! i feel the atmosphere, the energy, the buzz. i was born with my eye condition, so i don't have any vision apart from sunlight sensitivity. and i've gradually gone deaf as i've got older and i am now 80% or severely deaf in both ears but i use digital hearing aids. i travel alone, because it's the biggest challenge i can get. and the travelling by myself... excuse me! ..i get to interact with more people. if i travel with someone, particularly someone sighted, they would be doing all the work, they'd be doing all the guiding, and i would not get to touch and find as many things as i do by myself. today i'm going to catch a bus into the old city to go to the western wall. western wall? western wall, yeah. ok, let's go. i will help you. 0k. let me hold your arm like that. where are you from? i'm from england. huh? england! i wa

families normally at this time of the year there should be thousands of people flocking into the old city to celebrate easter and passover in 2 weeks' time ramadan will begin but nothing is norm of this year the old city is empty there know this it is and the mood is rather somber. people of all faiths have been asked to stay at home to limit the spread of corona and many are using social media to stay connected with family and friends in these difficult times. i'm in my hometown in pakistan using the right highly informed that you learn in boston it is run by my extended family clan in this neighborhood. the mosque has been closed for last week because corona virus by dropping the people heard what i have found really interesting is what's really convinced a lot of sensible muslims about observing physically distancing our sayings of the prophet muhammad you found references in islamic history when he encouraged physical just dumping and dimes of plague disease and that seems to have really good alleges observance there at the time of covert 90. well meanwhile in football news the german

families normally at this time of the year there should be thousands of people flocking into the old city to celebrate easter and passover in 2 weeks' time ramadan will begin but nothing is norm of this year the old city is empty there know this it is and the mood is rather somber. people of all faiths have been asked to stay at home to limit the spread of corona and many are using social media to stay connected with family and friends in these difficult times. i'm in my hometown in pakistan the mosque using the right behind me for the journey was it is run by my extended family clan in this neighborhood. the mosque has been closed for last weeks because corona virus i don't mean the people here what i have found really interesting is what's really convinced a lot of sensible muslims about observing physically distancing are the sayings of the prophet muhammad they found reference of an islamic history when he encouraged physical just dumping in times of league and disease and that seems to have really worked. before i let you go after some football news for you the german tabloid newspap

pilgrims coming to spend easter here that of course is just not happened and so the streets of the old city very much devoid of life if not entirely at least in comparison to how they would usually be schutz shops shut throughout the only ways of the old city and indeed the hotels that would usually be here open and full to the brim with christian pilgrims from around the world they just haven't had that business there i mean there is one hotel near here but just as a few dozen quarantine guests who are here coming back from abroad and have had to spend 14 days quarantine in total across the country and throughout the period of this lockdown it's estimated that that $1000000000.00 more than a $1000000000.00 is going to be lost in terms of tourism as a result of all of this all right thanks so much harry force that and many catholic churches in the philippines have celebrated mass via the internet in ma mass testing for corona virus has been carried out on people in the capital for the 1st time more than 4400 infections and 247 deaths been confirmed in manila general allen dogon says the phi

pilgrims coming to spend easter here that of course is just not happened and so the streets of the old city very much devoid of life if not entirely at least in comparison to how they would usually be shut shops shut throughout the the alleyways of the old city and indeed the hotels that would usually be here open and full to the brim with christian pilgrims from around the world they just haven't had that business that i mean there is one hotel near here but just as a few dozen quarantine guests who is here coming back from abroad and have had to spend their 14 days quarantine in total across the country and throughout the the period of this lockdown it's estimated that that $1000000000.00 more than a $1000000000.00 is going to be lost in terms of tourism as a result of all of this the number of new coronavirus cases in germany has fallen for the 2nd straight day the robert cock institute which tallies the numbers reported roughly 2100 new infections on sunday it brings the total number of cases there just over 120001 over 2700 people have died. a large portion of the world's population is

easter usually brings tens of thousands of pilgrims to the old city but now foreign tourism has been banned businesses are closed at the nearby sin george hotel the only guests are those being quarantined free of charge israel's hotel association says the pandemic could cost the industry more than a $1000000000.00 we are always fully booked there 131 a year. last year hundreds of thousands of images visit the digital cinema or at least. over this year due to their pandemic. 0 pilgrimages it's also the week of the jewish passover last year this was the scene at the western wall on sunday the pres were strict id to a handful including it was noted with some surprise the u.s. ambassador to israel. the main passover to be east was marked earlier this week with no large family gatherings singing from balconies filled the gap that was regrettably uplifting to feel like yes of the one where by ourselves with our families immediate families but we're part of a broader neighborhood a broader community palestinian christians in the occupied west bank of also had to adjust their practices prayi

normally thousands would make a pilgrimage but during this coronavirus outbreak the streets of the old cityere empty. this as a message was given to all citizens of the world. take a listen. >> my message is that despite the sign of death and fear that we are seeing everywhere, all over the world, we have to look at the good and all those that are giving their lives for others. the message of easter is that life despite all will prevail. >> this year easter and jewish holiday of passover do o coincide. many took part in wearing face masks and chanting traditional prayers. israel does have around 11,000 total cases of coronavirus, but maintains a death toll of just over 100 people. like the rest of the world, the middle east is working around the clock to stop the spread of coronavirus. one piece of light amid this very dark story is we have seen a reduction in fighting between the israelis and palestinians. at this time last year, there were israeli tanks along the gaza border preparing for the possibility of a ground operation there. tonight, the border is quiet as both sides are fighting

in comparison to how they would usually be shuts shops shut throughout the the alleyways of the old city and indeed the hotels that would usually be here open and full to the brim with christian pilgrims from around the world they just haven't had that business there i mean there is one hotel near here but just as a few dozen quarantine guests who are here coming back from abroad and have had to spend their 14 days quarantine in total across the country and throughout the the period of this lockdown it's estimated that that $1000000000.00 more than a 1000000000 dollars is going to be lost in terms of tourism as a result of all of this it's been 50 years since what nasa described a successful failure the apollo 13 mission never made it to the moon because of an explosion aboard my can explain. a barely audible outer ring was an iconic phrase that became part of popular culture. hey we can come here saying again please can we have a problem. the lord's was routine this was to be the 3rd moon landing and the mission commander james lovell was on his 4th trip into space. and it was just temp

down the ancient alleyways of the old city is a coffee shop. let's call it starbucks inspired. life in bethlehem. >> if you want truth, we live in big jail. nothing we don't see anything, also nothing change. >> when you say jail, what you mean you can't move? >> we live in big jail we cannot move out. you must have. >> whose fall is the present and your mind? >> we don't have, i want my my children like you we are human beings. [inaudible] but really we want it's not just what we want. [inaudible] ♪ ♪ neighboring bethlehem is the palestinian christian town that is literally divided by the wall. >> when you come to the city and they shot at the jewish neighborhood. between the houses of the christians they were using christians as human shields. today begala is divided in three areas. ab and c. christians who live on area c are much more secure that christians who live in the same town on a. >> so right there in one town christians are treated very different. >> yes. >> were going down the hill ways these are under different control. you can see some of the wall snaking over in

as priests handed out powers in jerusalem's old city people prayed for the same thing. we learned. in the return of replay right. there remove this photo now of the right people you can see. to pray for good in the philippine capital manila priest gave drive-by blessings to people crowded into the streets. even with a mosque it was an article of faith to be there others took no chances. i made this improvised face shield. so i'm protected from the virus even if people sneeze on me from any direction for many prayer in a pandemic brings new hope. with the coronavirus keeping millions of people around the world indoors many are struggling to keep of positive attitude add young kids to the mix and you've got a very challenging situation alex forrest whiting gave us her this inside of her new normal life from the confines of her berlin apartment. welcome to our home which is now also the home office the home school and the home kindergarten this is my husband nick working in what's supposed to be a bedroom. this is charlie who's almost 10 and he usually found slugging it out at the kit

staying home is the directive that is also being strictly observed in the heart of jerusalem's old city only a handful of priests attended mass at the church of the holy self occur the place where christians believe jesus was crucified and resurrected. the. in this south korean capital seoul which is not under lockdown worshippers could attend easter mass in person while maintaining a safe distance for congregations across the globe the coronavirus epidemic has added a major challenge to easter celebrations here in the french city of leo only those living at the church site were able to attend the easter vigil. her. but despite all the challenges this colombian priest believes the situation also has a positive side because of coronavirus marie still cool a lot just recently began connecting online with parishioners at home. you'll get bodies come although it seems difficult i think it's a renewal of the church not only for us priests but for the families themselves who have met again in this holy time on. this easter pews in many churches around the world will remain empty preachers lik

a new sunday tradition an improvised altar is assembled on this rooftop overlooking jerusalem's old city since visitors are no longer able to come to the churches here the austrian hospice a catholic guesthouse is bringing the service to then virtually did do you through all those 3 are yet so many other people can't come any more to jerusalem we bring jerusalem to the people into their farms on their screens and t.v. and we want to keep doing that during the holy week and easter. sunday mass on a rooftop but without a congregation because the pandemic gatherings are no longer allow this service is live streamed using a mobile phone 2 floors down in the now closed coffee shop a young volunteer follows the broadcast we're going for this is an a i think it provides a kind of support you know that even though you can't be here every sunday you can still be a part of it. but to a list. easter in jerusalem is very different this year the normally busy via dolorosa the way of the cross is empty the church of the holy sepulcher has closed its doors most easter services will be live streamed ins

as priests and to die palms in jerusalem's old city people prayed for the same thing. we learned. in the return of reprieve for oil. kerry moves this photo now the right people to seek to create sort of good in the philippine capital manila priest gave drive by blessings to people crowded into the streets. even with a mosque it was an article of faith to be there others took no chances. i made this improvised face shield. so i'm protected from the virus even if people sneeze on me from any direction for many prayer in a pandemic brings new hope. let's update you now of some of the other coronavirus developments around the world well in 1200000 people have been infected with the virus worldwide that's almost twice as many as just one week ago 69000 have died here in germany the number of cases house apos 100000 munich and humber currently have the highest number of infections meantime singapore has seen a shot rise in new infections in just 24 hours $120.00 new cases were concerned that is the city state's biggest daily surge. well as far as wear away there are only 4 national foot

in india and people can return to their normal lives as priests handed out palms in jerusalem's old city people prayed for the same thing. we learned. and they return we pray for oil. carry more of this phenomena right here you can see if. you prefer to go out in the philippine capital manila priest gave drive by blessings to people crowded into the streets even with a mask it was an article of faith to be there others took no chances. i made this improvised face shield. so i'm protected from the virus even if people sneeze on me from any direction for many prayer in a pandemic brings new hope. there are only 4 national football league that we know of still in action since the coronavirus has shut down the sports nicaraguan spring that i lead to is among them and it's enjoying a surge in popularity as a result but the footballers and even some fans are against having matches during a pandemic playing a game while the coronavirus runs rampant in the world affects the level of intensity normally seen players in nicaragua had already expressed fears about hitting the pitch during the pandem

time of the year, thousands would make the pilgrimage to the region, but the streets of jerusalem's old city were empty this easter sunday. drill slum is currently the worst hit city in israel with nearly 2000 cases of coronavirus. he called for debt forgiveness along with european solitary solidarity. in and delete the daily death toll was the lowest it has been in the last three weeks. that was much needed good news. >>> british prime minister boris johnson is out of the hospital, and he is quickly back on social media. >> the reason my body did start to get enough oxygen was because every second of the night, they were watching. they were carrying, and making the interventions i needed. >> prime minister johnson's message of thanks included praise for people sheltering in place. >> we are making progress, because the british public formed a huge shield around his countries greatest national asset. our national health service. >> prime minister johnson will continue recovering in his country home. he had been in that hospital for a week and spent three nights in intensive care. >> it is 4:

in jerusalem, normally packed sreets of the old city lie eerily deserted.e along these ancient stone paths, jesus is said to have walked and suffered the 14 stations of the oss, on the via dolorosa, or painful path, to crucifixion. today in jerusalem, on few friars walked the path, in a procession usually marked by thousands of pilgrims. father francesco patton lamented the loss, but saw meaning inhe >> when i think to those who are in the hospitals and in the houses fighting with the coronavirus, in some way they are walking a very hard and personal via dolorosa. at the church of the holy who began celebratg passover this week marking rebirth and deliverance from an gent egypt to freedom. in the city, the beating heart of three face only the cats remain. sepulchre, built oe spoty where jesus christ was said to have been crucified and buried, the ancient doors closed for the first time in nearly00 years, since the black plague. in paris today, the city's archbishop, michel aupetit, celebrated mass in the chaed hulk of notre dame, nearly a year after the cat

in comparison to how they would usually be shuts shops shut throughout the the alleyways of the old city and indeed the hotels that would usually be here open in full to the brim with christian pilgrims from around the world they just haven't had that business that i mean there is one hotel near here but just as a few dozen quarantine guests who is here coming back from abroad and have had to spend their 14 days quarantine in total across the country and throughout the the period of this lockdown it's estimated that that $1000000000.00 more than a 1000000000 dollars is going to be lost in terms of tourism as a result of all of this. catholics in the philippines of mark the holy week behind closed doors after the president there roderigo to order the lockdown and the spread of the virus virtual masses have been held online but some filipino priests say they're finding other ways to conduct their services jamila is in the capital manila. if it is to me guys is now homeless he was a construction worker until the government imposed a lockdown to slow the spread of cruelly a virus a few weeks

some shisha until two o'clock at night then we can walk back home and enjoy the old streets in my old cityome looks like today. aleppo was really in danger. because of the daily bombs i couldn't say goodbye to my mother. it was really hard. it was really hard to decide to leave your country, your lovely city. so we left and we decided to move to germany. in 2015, over a million refugees fled in search of safety. the exodus divided europe. but, germany opened its doors — welcoming more refugees 00:14:35,966 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 than any other european country. marwa abdulkadr and herfamily are kurds. they're from hasakah in north—east syria where she worked as an english teacher. before the war i was so happy. we had a very stable life. i can't forget the nice life that we lived but we left it and we left everything. i'm here for my family — my small family — my children. they need a better life. was it a dangerous trip? it was so dangerous the way we went. it was in the night, we couldn't see. i hold my children. we walked for three hours. then a car came, it was a big car. it was driv

the streets of the old city were empty. jerusalem remains the worst city hit in israel with nearly 2000 cases of coronavirus. >>> the irs decided to start depositing stimulus money. it was part of a $2 trillion package passed by lawmakers last month. as lauren blanchard tells us, congress is working on another relief bill. >>> the irs tweeted the first economic impact payments have already been deposited into bank accounts. impart tweeting, many are anxious to get payments. we will continue issuing them as fast as we can. an official told fox that payments will continue to rollout all week. >>> starting easter with an extra $1200 or more in their account. republican and democratic leaders are at odds over more funding for the paycheck protection program. they blocked mitch mcconnell's move last week to push another $250 billion. he and kevin mccarthy put out a statement saying republicans reject democrats reckless threat to continue blocking job saving funding, unless we renegotiate unrelated programs not in similar peril.

and new sunday tradition an improvised altar is assembled on this rooftop overlooking jerusalem's old citysince visitors are no longer able to come to the churches here the austrian hospice a catholic guesthouse is bringing the service to them virtually did do for all those 3 yet still many other people can't comedy more to jerusalem we bring jerusalem to the people into their farms on their screens and t.v. and want to keep doing that during the holy week and easter. sunday mass on a rooftop but without a congregation because the pandemic gatherings are no longer allow the services live streamed using a mobile phone 2 floors down in the now closed coffee shop a young volunteer follows the broadcast in front of this and i think it provides a kind of support you know that even though you can't be here every sunday you can still be a part of it. but to. easter in jerusalem is very different this year the normally busy via dolorosa the way of the cross is empty the church of the holy sepulcher has closed its doors most easter services will be live streamed instead it's a highly unusual situat

easter usually brings tens of thousands of pilgrims to the old city but now foreign tourism has been banned businesses are closed at the nearby sin george hotel the only guests are those being quarantined free of charge israel's hotel association says the pandemic could cost the industry more than a $1000000000.00 we are always fully booked $131.00 a year. last year hundreds of thousands of images visited it will sell them. for at least. over this year due to their pandemic. 0 pilgrimages it's also the week of the jewish passover last year this was the scene at the western wall on sunday the pres were strict to a handful. it was noted with some surprise the u.s. ambassador to israel. the main possible feast was marked earlier this week with family gatherings singing from balconies filled the gap that was incredibly uplifting to feel like yes of the one where by ourselves with our families families but we're part of a broader neighborhood a broader community of palestinian christians in the occupied west bank of also had to adjust their practices praying from home not in church bethle

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sense of shan't responsibility and that's what we see all over the world and also as we got to the old city there people actually take more time take more care not only to the people we know and our own family members who might be isolated and feel a little relieved but also to strange us because we now it what we consider psychologically and one group we act together against this virus that is the global threat. news outlets often criticized for focusing on the bad news all the time like all journalists we here at the w are guilty as charged but just reporting on a happy promise in pippin's is not really an option either so what can we the media do. yeah i was already kind of hinting at that because that's really a unique chance for what we call constructive or solution oriented join in this these days because now we have this idea of this understanding that we are all in this together and people all over the world ask what now and that's really the key that's a additional question that is introduced by construct defense additionally antic reporting into joining us and into the journalisti

for weeks now 26 year old child city in syria where the coronal it's difficult has been holding an adlib for 4 weeks now for 4 weeks now the city is coming back to life for this week in other countries but the coronavirus here is serious that he will. to hundreds of thousands of people are trying to raise an interesting jurist to tackle this pandemic she. took to talk to her to is an anesthesiologist and general manager one of the few hospitals still 5 ventilators in some really terrible decisions here because we have no people no gloves and above all posted this photo on facebook will stay here for you and laughed at any more and more tough times are ahead times are ahead measures to help in a conference call in a conference call with top officials who said the government would allow small on the frontline and for families the number of new coronavirus this is in russia grows by more than a photo's by more than a 1000 for the 2nd consecutive. to regional governors governors and he gave them again some responsibility for carrying though on the federal in the federal court for families wi

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