related to the virus makeshift hospitals are being set up to deal with the spread and doctors sergio cottonelle says the virus has put the health care system under unprecedented stress we're going to meet them but as you know what is really shocking something we've not been able to forecast and which brought us to our knees is how quickly the epidemic spreads within 2 weeks now 3 weeks since the beginning of the epidemic we put a total of $1200.00 patients in intensive care in the minority because secret has been and this should be a strong message for the foreign countries to act early on this in order to avoid like in our case having to chase after it day after day if the spread of this epidemic is not put under control it will bring all hospitals to their knees. are expecting to hear from the u.k. prime minister boris johnson very shortly of course we'll bring that to you as soon as it comes in to us but the why does situation in europe need farquhar is following all of this i mean very significant that the e.u. is now closing its borders to fight the virus utterly unprecedented is really ho