Competition is kind of science both female and male sports fans. Are married to evanston and welcome to the program the Italian Government has put about one quarter of its population under quarantine in a bin to stop a rapidly expanding outbreak of the new coronavirus Prime Minister giuseppe contis signed a decree after midnight the lockdown affects the region of lombardy and other northern provinces and it includes venice and italys Financial Capital milan italy is the country with the most corona virus infections in europe the governments most recent figures show 5883 confirmed cases and 233 people have died of the disease the lock down is the most drastic measure yet taken in the european country to try to contain the virus. Milan italys vibrant financial heart turned into a ghost town lumber d. Is the countrys most populous region its also where the corona virus has hit the hardest putting hospitals under strain and the government under increasing pressure to take a drastic measure as early part of the. Body and the other northern provinces that i have listed people will be banned from entering or leaving these territories or travelling within the territories. And. Just removing exceptions will only be allowed for proven professional needs. Exceptional cases and for medical reasons these are. The decree doesnt only restrict travel people in lockdown zones are also advised to cut down on social activities and stay home as much as possible. In restaurants in the lockdown area must close by 6 pm Schools Cinemas museums and gyms are closed nationwide those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines news of the imminent quarantine set off a last minute rush to beat the clock in milan and in other cities people raised to train stations trying to get out before it was too late. But its a good cause i read 2 hours ago that they may be putting out an urgent decree putting part of my in the red zone and because id like to return down south to my relatives i decided to go earlier the virus is forcing people to change their lifestyles its also taking a toll on italys economy the Tourism Sector is one of the most affected easter one of the peak times is about a month away and reports are that as many as 90 percent of visitors have cancelled it trips. And joining us from rome is only a quarter palace she is an m. P. And member of italys co Ruling Democratic Party thank you so much for being on our program now we understand that in fact you yourself come from lombardy which is one of the regions on lockdown what have you been hearing about the situation on the ground from people you know well i do it up isnt the city of milan in parliament but i decided to stay in rome on thursday in order not to spread the violence arounds im hearing from from my city from my region a lot of concern but im not im spending that we need to further you match our not my hobby its you know are there for the disease not to spread too rapidly and 2 months and a lot of people that are just 2 to denude he stepped between the cleric last night by our Prime Minister of course it is a huge change of behavior. Rules as you as you suggest as you made us hurried as suggested people can only move each day that really needs to go and work i did why all of us should stay at home. And so it is a big screens. Well these latest quarantine measures these very strict measures are centering across northern italy not just in the bardi and northern italy is of course a very wealthy region and it powers the countrys entire economy how bad are you expecting the Economic Impact to be on this new situation. The measures concern own of law maggie and 14 added provinces not all of northern and we only i dont wear our destructive these measures we. Meaning the keys in good osa and possible session but we are all aware are defacto that the 1st way to decrease and very 6 of economic downturn is to start spreading the disease so in the 1st measure that defers good economic measure that we can take is to stay home and me and stop the disease from from spreading around. Is there a concern that some people are going to resist these strict measures and say no i have to go to work i have to travel want are authorities doing to enforce of this lockdown. Well there are some enforcement measures but we are also trying to stimulate. Could response from all of us each one of us you next time you have somebody at the risk of which means somebody who is over 65 years old or somebody that is has specific diseases so every seat is and knows that hes or her behavior might affect somebody that is close in their home and i think this will. Help everybody to take the necessary measures the necessary precautions. Because we all know that we can be affected a net into people that are closer to us i think these are the stimulation we are much more than that on humans well there are fears that hospitals in the red zone are already on the verge of collapse is this true just how bad is the situation in the health care system. Well at right now. Hospital system is coping even if we have especially a number of the more than 2000 people about affected and hundreds of people that are hospitalized of course as you know d. C. Kind of disease it requires a certain percentage of people to go into intensive care and so intensive units at especially under stress but the government has just decided and decided on friday to quote one extra 1000000000 euros in medical facilities in order to employ 20000 people in the head sector and hes increasing by 50 percent the number of places in intensive care units i did he just decided to head back these so this situation of course. Is complex and he is. It is just to me is burdened but its not overburdened its not on the verge of collapse we just need to adjust to uprisings that is coming and then and seek out well what about assistance from italy as european neighbor is what are your expectations from europe. When we did the government has written to the commission on thursday asked is saying announcing. And necessary and im going to enter the economic measures in order for it to cope with an investment in heads on the one hand and we have extraordinary measures to protect our citizens from divorce the effects of the crisis the commission responded swiftly saying that all these measures would be outside of the mosque 32 words and so it really it was the response that we expected in a very good response. We would like to see more coordination at the utopia but i want to insert the head sectors instead are rightly acquired to pella m. P. And member of italys cool Ruling Democratic Party thank you so very much for talking to w. Thank you. A worldwide the number of new coronavirus cases has now surged above 107000 here in Germany Health minister spahn recommended canceling events with more than 1000 participants in an effort to suppress the spread of the visor virus meanwhile saudi arabia has announced a temporary lockdown on the qatif region and in iran the number of cases has risen to 6566 and the death toll has reached 194 the virus has now also taken hold in latin america with costa rica also confirming its 1st cases. Lets turn our attention now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world. The crisis along the turkish greek border continues to worsen as migrants and Asylum Seekers try to cross from turkey into e. U. Member greece greek police have been using tear gas and water cannon to stop them thousands of Asylum Seekers flocks to Border Regions after turkey said it would no longer prevent them from making their way to the e. U. Demonstrators have been staging protests and attending events around the world to to highlight gender issues thousands of women gathered in perus capital to protest violence against women while in the philippines women marched to demand better pay and a higher minimum wage. Well following a record breaking world cup in france last year womens soccer is massively on the rise funding and crowds are growing in countries like england but others like germany still have room for improvement. Womens football is experiencing a boom like never before the world cup in france or recalled 1000000000. 00 viewers tune in and crowds averaged almost 22000. 00 per match and the momentum hasnt stopped. A friendly match between england and germany in november seoul 77000 fans packing to Londons Wembley stadium a record for a womens football match. And i think it being the record attendance and of any womens but were game over is a massive precedent to set i think now weve got this one really and we see now the brunson up hopefully that goes down through to the league and we see women in the womens game continue to grow. Englands Womens Super League is also leading the way on the domestic scene there are now 12 fully professional clubs and crowd averages have tripled to more than 3000. 00 per game this season increased sponsorship has been crucial. Definitely a point where brands want to be involved. But i think yes they are seeing the value with it commercially germany meanwhile is looking on enviously the National Team has won 2 world cups and 8 european championships but they are in danger of falling behind countries like england and the United States last years world cup winners start taking. England is currently the u. Or pain leader hugo boss in terms of support attitude and performance theyve invested a lot of money in their structures. In this deal with the players asking for more support we have to make. Yes support for their womenfolk. Make it present in the mania and speak of both the. If germany are to remain a world leader more investment is necessary but the momentum currently pushing womens football forward suggests a Bright Future for the sport. In the late bundesliga game on saturday dortmund down to mention 21 in the socalled battle of the. Former a bloodbath when their target has art open to the scoring for dortmund of the 8th minute the new very 3 defenders to find the net then early in the 2nd half larche tindall even things out for gladbach dortmunds young a long airlink holland letting this one through his legs and 20 minutes from time slot of the winner for the up and to move up to 2nd place in the standings i. A quick reminder now of our top story. Italy has ordered one quarter of its population into lockdown in a bid to contain its rapidly expanding outbreak of the new coronavirus quarantine affects much of northern italy and includes the cities of milan and venice cinemas theaters and museums nationwide are closed. Youre watching d w news coming to you from berlin and ill be back at the top of the hour with another news update for you american evanston from me and the entire team thanks for watching. To see the. Marvel comics started in 1013 they created a faster empire of superheroes with human weaknesses. Have had their share of closures the moving story