a computer simulation created by the robert cock institute shows what to expect comparisons reveal how the rate of infection varies from region to region. the central council of muslims in germany called for friday prayers to be canceled though it's not clear how many mosques compliant. and german rail has issued a statement saying they'll be no alteration. insta travel schedules for the time being. so here's a look at some more of the latest coronavirus developments the chinese city of will hand to ground 0 of this outbreak as reported just 5 new cases while no locally transmitted infections were reported for the rest of the country ukraine will halt all passenger flights early next week and also ban foreigners from entering the country for 2 weeks or the 50000000 people working in the travel and tourism sector could be at risk of losing their jobs as a top pandemic threatens to deal a major blow to the industry in the u.s. state of louisiana will delay its presidential primary due to fears of the virus making it the 1st state to so to do. chris of cobra has your date of business upda

we've been getting one of our regular briefings from the public health authority here the robert cock institute and their head. of. currently at the moment they believe that the exponential growth curve the number of people that are getting this virus and then passing it on to others you pass it on to others you pass it on to others well that that is kind of leveling out at the moment he said it was too early for real optimism about that but if this should continue until say whedon's day was the time limit he put on it then they would start saying that perhaps the exponential growth of this virus in germany would seem at least to be leveling out he stressed though the importance of testing people for this virus he said it was really important to know just who had it and who didn't in fact there's been an awful lot of tests carried out here in germany so far around 25000 confirmed cases of covert 19 in germany just under a 100 people succumb to that and have died from the virus so far what we've heard announced from angola merkel and from the government are strict new guidelines when it comes to

of course all of this comes of the back of those comments really that we've heard from the robert cock institute from the german chancellor angela merkel as well to avoid social contact wherever possible so we're also seeing more and more people working from home as well and of course that is set to increase as well with schools closing next week which of course has been an issue for many parents as well wondering how they're going to be able to stay at home and keep an income coming in but there are already plans in place social democrats for example are demanding legal changes well to ensure that parents who have to work at home are protected to these rather drastic measures that have been taken due to the coronavirus. what is your experience being like i ask is your sitting at home working from home it seems like yesterday friday in germany the switch was flipped and this finally got real for everyone. it really has become very real and you only have to pop out into the streets and yesterday the streets of very very quiet no matter what time you went it was however a very different story if y

well there has been some cautious optimism coming from the robert cock institute for public health this week but there are still an awful number of new cases being confirmed here in germany almost 33000 cases here now but only $156.00 deaths $156.00 nonetheless but this is something that health experts are still looking into as the mortality rate is rather low compared to neighboring european countries to talk to you thanks for that political correspondent kate brady. well the world of sports has been reacting to the perspired months of the tokyo olympics to next year most have welcomed the decision although it will create big problems for sporting shuttles the postponement follows months of debate and pressure from athletes around the world. the tokyo olympics are off the decision came suddenly but was not unexpected after weeks of debate and speculation in order to safeguard the health of fleets and everybody involved in the olympic games that we have to postpone the olympic and paralympic games so talk you were 2022 the year or 2020 year one with the aim to her feet there are the lat

destinations but after a number of german tourists returned from the region with the coronavirus the robert cock institute issued a warning against travelling there clearly from the tuesday un so one of the criteria is of course the number of infections there but there's also the speed of infection spreading in certain regions and an important criterion is how many infections have spread out of that area to other countries interests who is in austin receive under the cardinal but the institute's guidelines to counter the virus are being criticized some hospitals say the quarantine measures are too extensive and impractical berlin's shepley to clinic for instance is not strictly adhering to their recommendations. in brussels where elbow bombs have replaced handshakes european health ministers met to discuss the virus the number of cases has been rising throughout the e.u. the ministers agreed on more money to quell the outbreak that are information sharing and strict rules for distributing protective gear and what impious and we can't let money determine what we need so urgently for health care providers i

a computer simulation created by the robert cock institute shows what to expect comparisons reveal how the rate of infection varies from region to region. the central council of muslims in germany called for friday prayers to be canceled though it's not clear how many mosques complies. german rail has issued a statement saying they'll be no alterations to travel schedules for the time being . closures cancellations social distancing in just a matter of weeks maybe a matter of days coronavirus has changed every day life in fundamental ways and we turn now to reporter noah willey know a blue croft with more william as we heard germany now is is one of many countries implementing some drastic steps i mean how are people coping with this things are really getting drastic we're all feeling it was just announced today that as of tuesday all bars all clubs in berlin will be closed we know berlin is famous for its club and bar scene that is no more for the forseeable future fears have already been closed things we've been seeing all around europe and it's affecting our everyday life you know p

driving all of this issues that we're making and our health policy and i work with the robert cock institute the federal states the hospitals on the ground it's important that. we spread this message to our communities the slower the virus spreads in germany the better the health care system will be able to tackle it that's what it's about the virus is here we're going to have to deal with it and the question is how quickly it spreads and that will decide quite significantly how well our health care system copes with these illnesses because the fewer people who are sick at the same time the better the physicians and nurses in hospitals etc will be able to offer them the care they need. so what's important is that the symptoms linked to this repertory illness are ones we're familiar with these are not symptoms that the hospitals don't deal with every day but when there are serious cases 4 of pneumonia. and all of the respiratory needs that have ventilation needs i.c.u. needs that they can arise from there so that's where there's a bottleneck in our health care for say that 20. 28000 i.c.u. be

a computer simulation created by the robert cock institute shows what to expect comparisons reveal how the rate of infection varies from region to region. the central council of muslims in germany called for friday prayers to be canceled though it's not clear how many mosques complies. german rail has issued a statement saying they'll be no alterations to travel schedules for the time being . closures cancellations social distancing in just a matter of weeks in some cases days coronavirus has changed every day life in fundamental ways deed of your porter william no clue kroft is here with more on that i mean as we heard germany is now among the many countries starting to take some of these drastic steps how are people here coping with that and we've all felt these drastic steps in one way or another you know events canceled like this people are worried about how close to get how much to touch do we do elbows we do feet do we do hair speaking in the hallway we were about this far more really hard part normally exactly trips are getting canceled this is something that we're all feeling b

chancellor on the coronavirus 2 yen spawns right there is a lot of you know he's the head of the robert cock institute that's germany's federal agency for disease prevention as you're saying derrick this is germany's public health body one that's been especially a vocal in this crisis it has been it has been and it's basically what they've been saying all along is that we need to prepare we need to prepare at the same time they are they are reminding people that 4 out of 5 people who get this disease have mild symptoms so they're trying to diffuse the panic to some extent but they're very very interested at this particular point in getting germany obviously wanting all right let's listen it up to be here for the right to locking them to fit in that's just that. we would be out of the room can also see us and campbell. and that we can see it and in the audience i'd like to ask you to take your seats at this point. because you back that menus well it could be in pretty colleagues i would like to welcome you to this press conference after the video conference that we had yesterday of the european council

so new there was the murmurs at least of some cautious optimism earlier this week from the robert cock institute for public health here that indeed that curve may be flattening but right now it is indeed too early to say exactly what effect these measures are having now of course they have been officially in place these closures of non-essential shops for examples in the ban on large gatherings for for almost a week now and as we heard just there they're going to be in place now until april 20th and there is still the concern as well that there are many cases here in germany that are still unknown we also heard just at the end of this week from the health minister. announcing that germany plans to increase its testing as well in the coming weeks at the moment or rather in the last week there was somewhere around half a 1000000 tests carried out in a week and the plan is to hope that to somewhere to around a 1000000 mark per week so of course we could see a spike in cases here and health experts have said that we could still be experiencing the calm before the storm here in germany but of course

confirmed so far but as i mentioned at the top of what i was talking to you this news from the robert cock institute the public health institute here in germany seems to suggest that they're hoping that the the peak of of this disease being passed on from person to person seems to be flattening out somewhat at the moment. it's good to hear any bit of good news and a little chink of good news you can bring us please do peter all over the. berlin take calls itself we will continue we're all right now. maybe a home you're getting for all those books that try to solve motors at the entertainment industry seems to see that won't come in so i could tell it in next. so i think i'm dealing with quarantine pretty well i will admit i hit a bit of a low point asked night and it a deep dive into the internet and i kept coming across this same question could we have seen this all coming well i'll tell you what back in 2011 hollywood was definitely on to something on day one there were 2 people. 60. it's a beauty and that's where we are so the virus originates in china but it's transmitted by touch check scientis

where the country's disease control agency has raised its coronavirus risk assessment to high robert cock institute says stricter measures are necessary to contain the spread of the virus germany now has nearly 8000 confirmed cases the country's not yet on the general lockdown but appeals for people to stay home and avoid unnecessary contact are having an effect t.w. political correspondent salmaniya reports there's a curious carmen the normally pulsating heart of berlin on tuesday morning far fewer people than usual were out in about in the german capital foreign minister heiko marson announced another unprecedented measure a travel warning for the entire planet and said no unnecessary trips should be made in addition the government will provide $50000000.00 euros so german citizens currently abroad can come home. also i think i'm the ministry of foreign affairs has agreed on a unique program with commercial airlines which will bring back german travelers from particularly affected areas within the next few days but we are talking above all about iraq oh the dominican republic the philippines egyp

disease control agency has raised its coronavirus risk assessment time a spokesman for the robert cock institute said stricter measures are necessary to contain the spread of the virus. german foreign minister heikal moss has announced a 15000000 euro operation to fly home all german citizens stranded abroad at the same time is issuing a warning against any further on necessary travel outside of the country. thanks for watching d w news will be back at the top of the hour. to . china a quarantine diary. journalist sebastian documents daily life in beijing where protective measures grow tunder every day. the state controls and monitors with a heavy. but there is resistance. which are you being. ringback personal drama competition rivalry marketing numbers atmosphere power fight at sac intuition love hate money. fans friends fantasy fans and fans all over to go off on you tube joining us is the shaman race destroying itself. we are ruining the basic elements of our existence we're using too much water and were colluding. water is life. going to go longer supplies will last for ever but they won't.

regard comes from the constant consultations between the government and the experts at the robert cock institute as well as other scientists and for all just i can tell you that research is being conducted intensively across the globe but as yet there is no cure for the corona virus and no vaccine against it at this new are so long as that is the case there is only one course to take. and it is that which is guiding all our actions to slow down the spread of the virus to stretch it over a period of months and serve to win time in stop and think and time in which for such as can develop medication and a vaccine but above all time that enables us to provide the best possible care for those who do fall ill. that germany has an excellent health system perhaps one of the best in the world we can take some confidence from that but our hospital stay would be completely overstretched if too many patients with a severe corona infection were to be admitted in a short space of time. these patients are not just abstract statistics they are fathers and grandfathers mothers and grandmothers partners people in

a computer simulation created by the robert cock institute shows what to expect comparisons reveal how the rate of infection varies from region to region. the central council of muslims in germany called for friday prayers to be canceled though it's not clear how many mosques complies german rail has issued a statement saying they'll be no alterations to travel schedules for the time being . well to help us assess the situation in europe and in its biggest economy germany we have political correspondent hans brandt here with me and europe correspondent banned in brussels let's start with you bad lots of money being talked about today the problem with the european body has always been how people actually get their hands on it so how will governments and companies and people eventually get their hands on all these trillions that the line promised. by the commission president promised that this really go very very slippery in within 24 hours the loans that should be given out to companies and also to single persons there's a huge fund know of 37000000000 euros available and the 1st money

continue to be tested in the coming days that is germany's leading public health institution the robert cock institute says it has detected the 1st signs that the rise in corona virus cases might be leveling off in germany thanks largely to social distancing. tourist magnets like the brandenburg gate should be buzzing with locals and visitors but lockdown measures mean people are out of doors only for essential reasons like going to work shopping or walking the dog. but germany's institute says there's reason to be cautiously optimistic that the measures are working. the indian turned we are seeing signs that the exponential growth curve is flattening off slightly but i will only be able to confirm this trend definitively on wednesday. kind of but i am optimistic that the measures are already having an effect which is very early because they've only been in place for a week. to find. scenes like these from just last week i think of the past for now anyway chancellor merkel is in quarantine at home she's been tested after contact with an infected doctor that test came back negative but she'll be tested

and to high at the agency's daily press briefing the president of the robert cock institute said stricter measures are necessary to contain the spread of the virus because of increasing warning signs from german clinics that the number of serious cases is increasing for it let's bring in our political correspondent hans front for the very latest on this story hi good to see you so germany's center for disease control has raised the risk level now to high for this corona virus pandemic and is warning that strict measures need to be taken in order to prevent millions of people from getting infected so what kind of further measures are meant by this. i think what the leader of the institute was referring to are the measures that we have been reporting about in the last 24 hours or so in other words the increased. locked all in all of german cities and germany as a whole certain shops to do not sell essential goods are go out to be closed and other shops are restricted in the opening hours restaurants are restricted in the opening hours cinemas gyms and all those kinds of institutions are bei

infection rate in berlin is growing maybe this extra capacity might not even be enough here at the robert cock institute an ever increasing number of positive cases are being tallied up just how long can the virus be kept under control the answer a sobering. a dream from yaba views upon belief we're talking about years that this pandemic might take to go once around the world view. traveling waves we know that but how quick these waves are a when these waves that we're speaking about come from west 60 to 70 percent of the people around the world become infected that will take years in my view i'd say 2 years of. a crisis is coming our way but we've been forewarned that makes it easier says the head of the heart of her clinic in berlin. says they're well prepared they have recently received 10 extra respirators and the hospital could increase its capacity 3 fold if things got really bad for the more he's also ready his staff to harden we've also retrained new statistics and doctors from other specialties who haven't done intensive care duties for a long time now so that we managed to get a further 20 to

thing from the head of germany's public health institute the robert cock institute now. he said as it stood at the moment the exponential growth curve that's the way in which the virus grows and that that seems to be leveling out right now he did go on to say it was too soon for real optimism about that but if i continue through to say wednesday then they would be looking at it as something particularly positive he also said the testing is crucial he also pointed out one interesting fact that's come out from 'd this testing is that the the average. in fact 57 percent of those who've tested positive here in germany have been 45 year old men so that's kind of different from other countries that we've seen where it seems to have affected the elderly or all those with underlying health conditions now. so far around $25000.00 cases of being confirmed in germany with just under $100.00 deaths confirmed what we have heard coming out from the government are new well strict guidelines strict instructions when it comes to social isolating often in public people are only allowed to

country's disease control center is reporting that the number of cases has jumped again the robert cock institute says there are now 13957 people infected with the virus and 31 people have died earlier this week chancellor angela merkel appeal to germans to stay indoors to help slow the spread of the disease since then more and more senior figures say germany needs a mandatory lock down one city has already taken that step. and the streets a site freiburg will have to get used to pass to the authorities announced a 2 week lockdown is the 1st german city to all the residents to stay at home many are now asking themselves if the whole country could be stuck indoors soon including sarah and her friends who are out enjoying the sun together despite the appeals not to. is this push them best outcome of this is mentally better so people don't get infected and hospitals are already overstretched but it's hard to imagine a country with so many people like germany argument for good so you're not thrilled at all absolutely not most of those gathering in the park know this shouldn't a fact they find hard to

regard comes from the constant consultations between the government and the experts at the robert cock institute as well as other scientists and for all just i can tell you that research is being conducted intensively across the globe but as yet there is no cure for the corona virus and no vaccine against it at this new are so long as that is the case there is only one course to take. and it is that which is guiding all our actions to slow down the spread of the virus to stretch it over a period of months and serve to win time in stop and think time in which researches can develop medication and a vaccine but above all time that enables us to provide the best possible care for those who do fall ill. that germany has an excellent health system perhaps one of the best in the world we can take some confidence from that but our hospital stay would be completely overstretched if too many patients with a severe corona infection were to be admitted in a short space of time. these patients are not just abstract statistics they are fathers and grandfathers mothers and grandmothers partners people and apa

well here in germany the number of covered 9000 cases is rising rapidly to the robert cock institute which is germany said the prince seize control is stressing that millions of people could be infected here if they do not follow the measures and imposed by the federal and state governments on restricting daily life. let me make this very clear if we do not implement the program we have devised the measures we recommend which the german government has also adopted such as reducing contact between people for a few weeks and then it is possible that in 2 to 3 months we will have up to 10000000 infected people in germany. this would substantially overburden our health system. our chief political correspondent linda crane is covering the story of melinda are people in germany largely following the measures prescribed by the government. it's a very mixed picture on the one hand 80 percent of germans say that they find the measures correct and that they think they're necessary and officially many many measures have been followed for example schools are shut most bars and restaurants are ei

she said the country is facing its biggest challenge since the 2nd to world war germany's robert cock institute says the number of confirmed cases has climbed by almost 321-1000 within the space of 24 hours i am addressing you today in this unusual manner because i want to tell you what is guiding me as chancellor and all of my colleagues in the government at this time. that is part of an open democracy that we explain our political decisions and make them transparent that we do all we can to justify and communicate her actions so that they are understandable. because. i truly believe that we will succeed in the task before us so long as all the citizens of this country understand that it is also their task. while germany is stepping up preparations to avoid the kinds of scenes that have been playing out in the hospitals of northern italy to get us been looking at the measures being taken in berlin to ensure a large number of patients can be treated if and when the situation arises. a new hospital is being arrested at an exhibition center in berlin one of germany's latest measures to tackle a p

the country's clinics that the number of serious cases is increasing has led the head of the robert cock institute to say that stricter measures are necessary to contain the virus has spread germany now has nearly 8000 confirmed cases of them for the last week and one of the candidates for the leadership of the german chancellor angela merkel's conservative party has tested positive for the coronavirus friedrich met says he only has mild symptoms and will stand home until the end of next week term he's not yet on the general lockdown but the government's appeals for people to stay at home and avoid unnecessary contact are having an effect political correspondent simon young reports. there's a curious calm in the normally pulsating heart of berlin on tuesday morning far fewer people than usual were out in about in the german capital foreign minister heiko must announced another unprecedented measure a travel warning for the entire planet and said no unnecessary trips should be made in addition the government will provide 50000000 euros so german citizens currently abroad can come home. also i think

also the health minister yen spawn and also we were listening to a lot he is the head of the robert cock institute of germany's federal agency disease prevention public health agency we heard chancellor merkel say there we have all have to understand that the corona virus has now arrived here in europe we heard her say there's a lot we don't know but we heard again from her and the health minister we need to slow the spread of the corona virus and also we need to act in solidarity to protect the most vulnerable in our society and our chief political editor michelle acuteness at the national press enter a derrick williams from did a few signs with us here as well michelle i want to start with you you were listening in there give me the most important takeaways you have there from those statements those comments. well 1st of all what the european love or america calls for solidarity at the same time is she said that countries shouldn't unnecessarily close borders that there won't be isolation within the european union now that there has to be a joint he responds and i think the overarching takeaway