the borders today in mark switzerland austria and luxembourg will also be almost completely shut. people without significant reason to travel or not be allowed to cross the border in either direction. travel across the border. so. commuters will not be affected by the shutdown and kids will still be able to cross the border unhindered anyone just leaving symptoms of coronavirus infection will be handed over to the health authorities. there's no set time frame for these travel restrictions and the government says it might extend them to borders with other neighboring countries. vidic me it's important that as few people as possible are infected. so we have to try to slow the rate of infection. but there are really problematic areas in france . which is why we took this decision in order to slow the spread of the virus. for night the restrictions only apply on the grain and air travel is not affected german chancellor angela merkel is meeting with her cabinet later to decide if the skies are to remain open. we move now to the other covert 1000 hotspots in europe like spain and franc

germany closes its borders with 5 its neighbors travel to austria switzerland luxembourg denmark and france will be hit as berlin increases measures to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. and the shutdown continues to tighten across europe spain imposes almost total lockdown telling residents to remain inside their homes it's the 2nd worst hit country in europe after italy. i'm already in use of welcome to the show u.s. president donald trump has congratulated the federal reserve on another tax cut another cut in interest rates the u.s. central bank on sunday dropped its target range to between 0 and point 25 percent it's the 2nd cut in 2 weeks and at shoring up the u.s. economy during the coronavirus emergency which has already claimed 65 lives and also had advice for americans on how they should behave during the crisis. there's no need for anybody in the country to hoard essential food supplies they said to me could you please tell i'm just going by enjoy it have a nice dinner relax because there's plenty but you don't have to you don't have to buy the quantities. because i

closes its borders with some of its neighbors authorities will partially shut boundaries with austria and switzerland and step up controls on the frontier with france as germany increases measures to try to stop the spread of the corona virus also on the show to trump administration hasn't science on a future coronavirus vaccine looking for exclusive access to a promising possibly lifesaving drugs before it's even to develop. and the shutdown continues to tighten across europe spain imposes almost total lockdown telling residents to remain inside their homes is the 2nd worst of country in europe after italy. i'm married to evan steyn and welcome to the program europe's open borders are closing germany joins a growing list of e.u. countries to at least partially shut out its neighbors the government has announced that boundaries with switzerland austria and denmark will be closed added restrictions are also being posed on the french german frontier in germany itself many of the country's largest cities have ordered schools to close for a monday and authorities have ordered bars pubs and clubs to shut

until further notice germany has already partially closed its borders with france luxembourg switzerland austria and denmark so far at least 14 people in germany have died from the current virus. and get more on this from political correspondent to hans brandt welcome once one of these latest german restrictions due to come into effect well that'll be different from one federal state to the other in this federal state of bavaria these measures were already basically announced and implemented this morning and they will take effect on wednesday in other federal states things are still moving each of the federal states there are 16 of those in germany will have to decide for itself exactly what restrictions and in what form it's going to impose these you know for instance the opening hours of certain restaurants that will be a law it will need to be determined by each state separately and so on so i expect that this will take effect probably within the next couple of days i doubt that it will take effect immediately and not tomorrow i suspect but from wednesday on wards i think all of germany was s

halt the spread of the coronavirus the german government has announced that its borders with switzerland austria denmark and luxembourg closing new restrictions are also being imposed on the french german french air. everywhere site on the french german border german police manning checkpoints for nigh on cross border traffic will be at a near standstill. the borders today marks what so the and austria and luxemburg will also be almost completely shuts. the. people of that significant reason to travel will not be allowed to cross the border in either direction. and. all non-essential travel across the border. commuters will not be affected by the shutdown and kids will still be able to cross the border unhindered anyone just leaving symptoms of coronavirus infection will be handed over to the health authorities. there's no set time frame for these travel restrictions and the government says it might extend them to borders with other neighboring countries. vidic me it's important that as few people as possible are infected. so we have to try to slow the rate of infection. but there are really pro

closes its borders with some of its neighbors authorities will partially shut boundaries with austria and switzerland and step up controls on the front here with france as germany increases measures to trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus. and the shutdown continues to tighten across europe which bars in paris earlier last drinks as france borders all nonessential businesses to close and spain goes a step further telling residents to remain inside their homes plus chaos a few west airports as americans rush home from europe before flights from britain and ireland are grounded in washington could soon start restricting travel within the u.s. . i'm carl asman thanks for joining us europe's open borders are closing germany joins a growing list of e.u. countries to at least partially shut out their neighbors authorities here deciding to close boundaries with switzerland and austria that's according to german media reports added restrictions are also being imposed on the french german boundary those measures are expected to begin on monday in germany itself authorities have not yet impose the kind

partial border closure as well and has announced closed controls on the country's borders with switzerland austria denmark luxembourg and france. gridlock on the french german border these cars have been waiting for at least 30 minutes to end to germany the certainty we are sending back any vehicle which is not being granted special status to enter germany has a valid reason to cross going to. it's just one of many makeshift border controls set up on monday in a bid to stem the corona virus outbreak german citizens and residents may continue through as can delivery drivers and those commuting to work anyone displaying coronavirus symptoms will be handed over to health authorities. 3 dozen english like minded normal actually they need to protect or somehow from everything that's been happening it's really bad at the moment there is no set time frame for these travel restrictions and the government says it might extend them to borders with other neighboring countries. he is also considering the tough measures the commission president has just proposed a 30 day ban on all nonessential travel to the b

full or partial border closures well it has an arms control zone the country's borders with switzerland austria denmark luxembourg and france. gridlock on the french german border these cars have been waiting for at least 30 minutes to end to germany. where sending back any vehicle which is not being granted special status to enter germany has a valid reasons across it's going to. it's just one of many makeshift border controls set up on monday in a bid to stem the corona virus outbreak german citizens and residents may continue through as can delivery drivers and those commuting to work anyone displaying coronavirus symptoms will be handed over to health authorities. she was an english minded normal actually they need to protect somehow from everything that's been happening it's really bad at the moment there is no set time frame for these travel restrictions and the government says it might extend them to borders with other neighboring countries. or the new commission president has also proposed new travel restrictions are sort of on the line talked about a 30 day ban all nonessential travel

closes borders with some of its neighbors authorities will partially shut boundaries with austria and switzerland and step up controls on the frontier with prams as germany increases measures to try to stop the spread of the corona virus also on the show the trump administration has its sights on a future coronavirus vaccine looking for exclusive access to a promising to toss of the lifesaving drugs before it's even been developed. and the shutdown continues to tighten across europe bars and terrorist serve their last drinks as france orders all non-essential businesses to close and spain goes a step further telling residents to remain inside their home. omarion evanston thanks for joining us europe's open borders are closing germany joins a growing list of countries to at least partially shut out its neighbors according to german media reports authorities plan to close boundaries with switzerland and austria added restrictions are also being imposed on the french german boundary those measures are expected to begin on monday in germany itself authorities have not yet imposed the kind of strict n

this help lift tons of saying that it's going to apply for aid from germany not just germany switzerland austria belgium as well baritones airlines we're talking about companies in a really tricky position right now we're looking at and of course economists are all arguing about this but what we're looking at what could be the next big recession we had one it it's still in the rearview mirror right how would you compare the financial situation now to what we saw in the latest crisis of the global financial crisis was all about dodgy loans the banks were bailed out if you go back even further to the asian financial crisis in the ninety's i don't know if you remember that it was a ridiculous situation where we saw economies ballooning and asset prices out of control those bubbles big. the i.m.f. stood in this case if we saw an asian financial crisis these days it would be so so different because the world is completely different out global economy operates on a completely different level and china is the center of that china is becoming the world's biggest economy and will be soon it will overtake

everyone apart from daily commuters will be banned from entering the country from france, switzerland, austria, luxembourg, and denmark. the restrtrictions will not afft the transport of goods. germany reported more than 1,000 new cases sunday, bringing the country's total to over 4,800. the situation is even worse in spain. with more than 7,700 cases and nearly 290 deaths, the country is dealing with the second biggest european outbreak. spain declared a state of emergency over of the weekend, calling on the elderly and anyone with a preexisting health condition to stay home. areas once bustling with tourists are now nearly empty. streets are similarly vacant in france with nearly all restaurants and stores closed. only those selling food, medicine, or other basic necessities remain open. >> translator: for the moment, public spaces that are not necessary to daily life will be closed. >> the closures came abruptly to the country's capital as restaurant owners s shut their doors without knowing when they'd reopen. >> translator: it's like paris' light is going out. i'm so depressed. >> in turk

full or partial border closures really has announced controls on the country's borders with switzerland austria denmark what's in berg and france. gridlock on the french german border these cars have been waiting for at least 30 minutes to end to germany the certainty with sending back any vehicle which is not being granted special status the end to germany has a valid reasons across its going to have to go into it's just one of many makeshift border controls set up on monday in a bid to stem the corona virus outbreak german citizens and residents may continue through as can delivery drivers and those commuting to work and you on display in corona virus symptoms will be handed over to health authorities. doesn't find it normal actually they need to protect to somehow from everything that's been happening it's really bad at the moment there is no set time frame for these travel restrictions and the government says it might extend them to borders with other neighboring countries. or more borders are being closed the world is trying to seal itself off away from the coronavirus where are we on this

travellers from france and austria and switzerland turned away if they have no valid reason for theirn: commuters are excluded from these measures and the movement of good. for now, we have to rely on people telling us the truth. in future, they will have to present a document from their employer if they have to cross the border even if they have no symptoms of the disease. paris is under a shadow. the speed of the spread has alarmed the authorities. translation: the epidemic in france is very worrying. it's getting worse very quickly. it's getting worse very quickly. it's a very fast moving epidemic. we see the number of cases doubling every three days now. shops and restau ra nts every three days now. shops and restaurants have closed and most anticipate an end to their time in the sun. a complete lockdown is expected. translation: we are worried that we port our bicycles. today it is sunny, we felt like going out, but we are careful, we are not touching other people. translation: at the moment, our schedules have become completely broken because we have no more classes and we have

germany also shut its border into france, switzerland, austria, luxembourg and denmark and today francem leaving their homes for nonessential reasons. >>> canadian prime minister justin trudeau said he is closing his country's border to noncitizens amid the pandemic. however, americans will be exempted from the ban. trudeau said his government will restrict flights to canada to airports in four major cities. the prime minister also asked all canadians to stay home as much as possible during the pandemic. trudeau has been at home in isolation after his wife tested positive for the virus. >>> officials in arizona, illinois and florida say they all plan to hold their presidential primaries tomorrow despite warnings from the cdc not to host large gatherings, but in ohio the state health chief has ordered the polls closed tomorrow citing the threat of the virus. the order comes after a judge blocked ohio's governor from moving the state's primary to june. the republican governor said voters, particularly the elderly or pregnant women, should not be forced to make a difficult choice. >> the c

continent's largest economy germany has announced border controls with its neighbours, france, austria, switzerland, luxembourg. and south korea has reported fewer coronavirus cases, although the country has the highest number of cases in asia after china. at ten o'clock we will have a full round—up of the day's news. wuhan, central china, with a population of 11 million, it is bigger than greater london. this is where the coronavirus outbreak began, last december. injanuary, as it started spreading across china, the government took an unprecedented step, to lock down wuhan. two residents began to film. police barricades ring the city. all roads out are shut. lin wenhua, a travel vlogger, heads out with his camera. lin has lived in wuhan his whole life and knows the bustling city like the back of his hand, but today it is empty. many factories, offices and shops are closed. the lockdown is a huge gamble to stop the spread of the virus to the rest of china by shutting off wuhan. residents do not know what it will do to infections within the city and there is no word on when it will end. two dozen pe

germany is to close its borders with france, austria and switzerland tomorrow. s between the countries. in austria itself, where around 800 cases have been reported, gatherings more than five people have been banned. and, the netherlands will close all schools, bars and restaurants until six april as it steps up its measures. several cruise ships are reported to have cases of suspected coronavirus. more than 600 british passengers are on board the braemar, which is off the coast of the bahamas. 20 guests are in isolation, having shown flu—like symptoms, after five people tested positive for covid—19. there are also 20 crew members who are isolated, including a doctor. the foreign office is working with fred olsen cruise lines to help bring uk citizens home from the vessel. us airports have been thrown into chaos as new coronavirus health screening measures for people returning from mainland europe come into force. long queues formed as travellers waited for hours for the screenings before passing through customs. the uk government is advising against all but esse

there will be checks at its borders with austria, france, switzerland, denmark and luxembourg. 0ur correspondent from berlin. we've just had the latest official figures released here. they show that nearly 5,000 people have now tested positive for the virus, and 12 people have died. you heard a little bit there about the controls on some of the german border. and there are some exemptions but, by and large, unless you've got a good reason for travelling in and out of the country, you won't be able to, as of eight o'clock tomorrow morning. the exemptions, of course, include people bringing goods in and out of the country, people who can prove that they're commuting for work purposes. but as you heard the interior minister saying, there is a sense too from the government that they know that the real crisis has yet to come, and i think we're starting to see more and more measures being put into place as a result. groups are springing up around the world to help faciliate offers of help after the hashtag neighbourhoodkindness started trending online. the campaign aims to match people with more vulne

ordered all citizens residents returning from the five countries they are france germany spain austria and switzerland. into a fourteen day home quarantine upon re entry israel thiss comomes on tp of some of the restrictions previously imposed on arrivals from mainland china hong kong thailand singapore mike out south korea japan a and italyly. israrael has ten thohousand d pe currently in quararantine and that is rising in a bid to stop the virus from spreading that's a from israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. hello it's called which is when we instructed those returning from italy to self quarantine for fourteen days. we anticipated how things would t turn o out. today we are taking at least ten additional measures. those measures include requiuiring israelis to self quarantine for fourteen days after returning from the following countries france germany switzerland spain and austria the space shuttle bus a little. momentum yahoo on israel's- precautions against the spread of the akron the virus after the five european nations have been not restricted. access to o the country these include f

skew results are lockdown between france, switzerland, and austria. the government wanted could order people over 70 to stay home for up to 4 months. >> i am 77, so i'm in that category and i do not fancy at. >> reporter: leslie has an autoimmune disorders even when they do get a flight, she is nervous. >> i feel safer here than i would in a crowd. or mac there hunkering down in the basement studio in barcelona until further notice. >> we are okay and at least i have faith that spain will overcome this. >>> canada announced it is closing its borders to noncitizens amid the pandemic. americans are exempted from the band. >>> new at noon, a look at the could be a future vaccine against the coronavirus. healthy volunteer just got an experimental dose in seattle. the study is run by scientists at the kaiser permanente washington research institute. the shots were developed by the national institutes of health in record time after the new coronavirus exploded from china. experts say it will be at least a year before any vaccine is ready for widespread use.

there will be checks at borders with austria, france, switzerland, denmark and luxembourg.it as "the time of contradictions: solidarity without social contacts. closed societies, who want to stay free." the phillipine star is reporting shopping centre closures and a shortage of thermal scanners. and its front page has this picture — of a catholic mass where people are being kept apart, using caution tape. and the financial times is reporting that the uk is looking to step up its response to the threat of the virus. it has this opinion piece saying, "the coronavirus should be a spur to action... to galvanise policymakers, regulators and companies to work together." coronavirus dominating the news. us officials say they're working to improve waiting times for health screening, after chaotic scenes for returning travellers at some american airports. the trump administration's decision to include the uk and ireland in its european travel ban comes into effect on tuesday. 0ur washington correspondent, jane 0'brien reports. as the last link to europe closed, panicked americans ru

beginning of the week germany largely shut down its borders with france denmark luxembourg switzerland and austria officials claim that the movement of goods won't be affected but reality tells a different story. border checks are once again backing up traffic as here on germany's border to france a microscopic virus is bringing europe to its knees the union is isolating itself. the only ones allowed in or those who work here are need to stock up on cities like medications. only trucks are allowed through without checks but traffic is backing up at border crossings like hearing. that in itself may lead to considerable disruption to supply chains. for now we see no cause for worry but everyone should act responsibly and take only what they really need rest assured that everything is being done to guarantee adequate supplies. yet even before borders were closed supermarket shelves were emptied all across europe as here in britain. and shortages of medicines are expected over the coming weeks. this is the downside of globalization it has many upsides but these are the classic downsides. can our basic

beginning of the week germany largely shut down its borders with france denmark luxembourg switzerland and austria officials claim that the movement of goods won't be affected but reality tells a different story. border checks are once again that going up traffic as here on germany's border to france a microscopic virus is bringing europe to its knees the union is isolating itself. the only ones allowed in or those who work here are need to stock up on necessities like medications. only trucks are allowed through without checks but traffic is backing up at border crossings like here in kuwait. that in itself may lead to considerable disruption to supply chains. for now we see no cause for worry but everyone should act responsibly and take only what they really need rest assured that everything is being done to guarantee adequate supplies. yet even before borders were closed supermarket shelves were emptied all across europe as here in britain. and shortages of medicines are expected over the coming weeks. this is the downside of globalization it has many upsides but these are the classic downsides