they have a lot of controls on the streets and they haven't seen anything unusual so far john philip schultz joining us from seville thank you. well for the world's biggest religions the coming days are usually filled with celebrations christians mark easter jews mark passover and for muslims the fasting period of ramadan begins later this month but the need for social distancing means religious leaders have scaled back or canceled many traditional public festivals and celebrations. easter at the vatican this is what catholics around the world expect every year tens of thousands packing st peter's square as pope francis addresses the faithful . what will it look like this year the pope will say mass in an empty basilica and his address from his balcony has been canceled worshipers must stay home. highways across europe like here in germany are usually clogged on easter weekend as people voyage cross country to visit family. but this year lockdown measures also mean people can't leave their home towns or cities in many places. in israel the 8 day jewish festival of passover is marked by publi

let's bring in correspondent philip schultz who has the view from seville on the story so you have a look i mean we've seen one of the worst outbreaks of cove in 1000 in europe and you know spain has had very strict lock down measures there as a result now construction and industrial workers are being allowed to go back to work what are the reasons behind that decision and why now. i think one of the main reasons behind the decision is that the spanish government is increasingly worried that the economic and especially the social consequences of the extreme lockdown measures of the past 2 weeks might be beyond treaty if they continue for too much longer as you said the spanish locked on rules among the strictest in the world work i couldn't go to the offices and people couldn't even leave their apartments to go out for a walk and we also had to be stressed that we are talking about this very very carefully relaxations very carefully rick station of measure us now 90 percent of the routes remain in place and so for example almost all of the shops also remain closed but of course there

well let's bring in d w correspondent john philip schultz in spine and despite the nationwide lockdown the number of deaths has reached a new high is there anything else that can be done here are they any other further measures under discussion to help save lives well the measures here in spain were just tightened some days ago and so again though it's only that the strictest in europe you know only employees of the so-called sectors can go to work and even small walks with no. spending as ask themselves how much stricter can the measures be and also the government announced today that it would sort of starts using mobile phone data to trick people who've asked themselves how much stricter can the measures be and also the government announced today that it would using mobile phone data to track people's movements the officials stress that it's 100 percent anonymous and that it will be only used to analyze the measures and not for law and horseman's purposes but of course some some spaniards skeptic about it. just in terms of the profile demographic of the sick end of the day which popu

and warnings from experts over the psychological impact of keeping children indoors news young philip schultz went to meet one family as they left their lockdown. it's and how they have waited for 43 days for this exact moment they are finally allowed to leave their apartment again accompanied by their mother of course they say it's a great feeling but a little unusual too. you see a lot of kids hardly any adults on the street. and there aren't any cars the constraints imposed on children where some of the strictest in europe they were not allowed outside not even for a few minutes this gives them all the more reasons to be excited about what's finally possible again. my friend lives really close maybe i can at least see her from a just in. time but only from a distance and to morrow we all go roller skating. you know don't be a huge issue in. today's destination grandma and grandpa but very strict rules apply well getting them cycling and running the playing with other kids is not their grandparents' house is within the permitted one kilometer radios but visiting them is not the same as it u

correspondent philip schultz is covering the situation in spain earlier he gave us a sense of why spaniards are coping. the situation becoming increasingly intense it's the 4th day in a row now with more than $800.00 people dying every day so that people are worried when i go to a supermarket i see a lot of where each face is on the other and officials also try to be optimistic and say that the peak might be reached in the coming days but i think what makes it especially difficult for families is the economic uncertainty because they don't know if they will lose their jobs maybe in the next weeks and studies that up to 50 percent of the people yes they know freights to lose their jobs the german football league has confirmed that the restart date for the bones legal will be april 30th at the earliest germany's top tier league has been suspended since march 13th the clubs agreed on choose day that the suspension should be extended because of the coronavirus however games may still be played behind closed doors when the season resumes there are 9 rounds of much is left in the current bundesli

coming months will be very difficult for spain april definitely a tough month in spain young philip schultz for putting tonight from spain until thank you. well here's a look now at some more ways that covert 19 is impacting the world the european union says it's rolling out a huge relief program for member states who are struggling with the coronavirus crisis the e.u. chief the lion unveiled the 100000000000 euro fund aiming to prevent widespread job losses due to the pandemic a record number of people have filed for unemployment benefits in the united states in the wake of the shutdown initial jobless claims last week rose to nearly 6700000 that exceeded even economists highest estimates and double the previous set just the previous week british airways has reached a deal with the genius to temporarily suspend more than $30000.00 employees it's one of the most dramatic steps taken by an airline in response to falling passenger numbers and those continuing travel restrictions british airways has already halted flights out of london gatwick airport. russian president vladimir putin has exte

coming months will be very difficult for spain april definitely a tough month in spain young philip schultz 3 putting tonight from spain philip thank you. well here's a look now at some more ways than 1000 is impacting the world a record number of people have filed for unemployment benefits in the united states initial jobless claims last week rose to nearly 6700000 that exceeded even the highest estimates of economists and it puts the total for the past 2 weeks at more than 10000000 people out of work the european union is rolling out a huge relief program for member states struggling economically e.u. chief ursula found a lie in today unveiled the 100000000000 euro fund it's aimed at preventing mass unemployment in the e.u. british airways has reached a deal with its unions to temporarily suspend more than $30000.00 employees it's one of the most dramatic steps taken by an airline in response to falling passenger numbers and continuing travel restrictions british airways has already halted flights out of london's gatwick airport russian president vladimir putin has extended the country's

coming months will be very difficult for spain april definitely a tough month in spain young philip schultz 3 porting tonight from spain and philip thank you. for british prime minister. testing for the virus and is facing criticism because the. other countries in 1st confirming cases of the infection the death toll today for the 2nd straight day surpassed 500 emergency field hospitals are opening across the country to deal with a massive surge in patients. the finishing touches to london hospital 4000 beds to treat 1000 patients and isa pressure on britain's national health service which has far fewer. than most of its european neighbors. is. taking place right across the country. there are. some people returning to help 20000. most of them could be needed to hospital meanwhile. doctors and nurses are bracing for a continuous tsunami of patients and they're frightened of what's to come they don't have the proper equipment to protect themselves and there is a serious lack of testing one in full hospital dr isolating at home at the moment because they can't get tested just at a time when the

s young philip schultz reports tonight from spain. it takes just minutes to produce the plastic brake it's needed for protective masts and genea fences could put out as a 3 d. printer at home when an initiative in his hometown of civility was set up to produce masks for medical personnel he joined and right away for safety reasons we met francisco outside his apartment his family for the insight the hope he proudly showed us the model that the members of the initiative designs together the emphasis is on simplicity so that the masks can be produced quickly. i know that people need. much. social security. because my wife. she will. be tough enough to take. the box i'm the oldest. francisco about 100 other participants princeps more than 5000 masks in the last few dates local police officers then distribute them the lack of basic protective gear and spanish medical facilities is getting worse about one in 10 people newly infected with the coronavirus work in health care according to official statistics. inside described the senator ever

on philip schultz went to the usually busy beach resorts of my bay area to see how people are planning for a summer with the coronavirus they came in paradise in standby mode in mid march this pool in my bag was crowded with holiday may cause the hotel almost at capacity says hotel director often and fuck and to from one day to the next everything shut down now he just hopes he can reopen the hotel in time for the high season in july. everything is ready. we could open tomorrow if we have a few weeks before we have to close we revised all our hygiene procedures and so far not a single guest or employee has become infected with the coronavirus. but so far there is no information on what the health regulations for hotels in spain will be a growing number of hotels expect the next season to be next year in economic disaster tourism employs about 2000000 people here in spain and that doesn't include the many small businesses that depend on tourists some beach restaurants and offering delivery and takeout meals for locals and retirees who came here for the winter and couldn't or didn't want

they can no longer visit their loved ones due to the threat of the virus our correspondent john philip schultz has this report tonight from seville. what is happening behind these windows concerns many spaniards almost 2000 nursing home residents have died after contracting the corona virus every day more homes are affected nothing more dangerous uncle has parkinson's and lives in a nursing home in southern spain a while ago he learned that the 1st cases of coronavirus had been diagnosed there too since then he tells me the residents of the nursing home and their relatives have become increasingly worried. so what are they doing to do with it just because that way she. can work has complained about terrible conditions in many homes they say there's not enough protective clothing and that hundreds of their colleagues are infected authorities are investigating reports that some work has went home after the 1st cases were identified leaving residents forgotten that bets the dramatic situation in many nursing homes has shocked. here in spain the spanish society takes pride in its strong family tie

in the coming months will be very difficult for spain april definitely a tough month in spain philip schultz for putting tonight from spain until thank you. well here's a look now at some more waves could 1000 is impacting the world jobless claims in the united states doubled over the past 2 weeks to nearly 6700000 people that number exceeded even the highest estimates of economists and it represents 6 percent of the u.s. workforce especially hard hit are the restaurant and retail sectors the european union is rolling out a huge relief program for member states struggling economically you chief of the for the lion unveiled the $100000000000.00 euro fun today it's aimed at preventing massive layoffs the coronavirus pandemic is changing a lot that goes for politicians as well german chancellor angela merkel's struggling conservatives they have rebounded in public opinion surveys thanks to americans handling of the pandemic crisis now it's a surprise turn of events for a chancellor who many have been calling a lame duck leader in a new poll most germans they say they're giving their government