Remains deeply divided. And in the bundesliga leaders by in munich when after dortmund jump into 2nd place. In the battle of the as old faces and haunting plot by. A michael thanks for joining us. The Italian Government has put roughly a quarter of its population under quarantine in a bid to stop a rapidly expanding outbreak of the coronavirus Prime Minister giuseppe contis signed a decree after midnight the lockdown affects the region of lombardy and other northern provinces and includes venice and italys Financial Capital milan italy has been hit with the most known krone virus infections in europe the governments most recent figures show 7375 confirmed cases 336 people have died the lock down is the most drastic measure yet taken in a european country to try to contain the virus milan italy is vibrant financial heart turned into a ghost town. Number 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 traveling within the territories. And. Just removing exceptions will only be allowed for proven professional needs. Exceptional cases and for medical reasons. 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. And 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 line and in other cities people raised to train stations trying to get out before it was too late. For that because i read 2 hours ago that they may be putting out an urgent decree putting pato 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 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. Lets get the latest from journalist sylvia bacardi she joins me from the city of milan which means that she herself is now under lockdown. I cant imagine this is easy how does it feel to be in quarantine well. We are to be honest we woke up this morning with. Information that we can actually reach and anymore but we knew kind of knew about it last night because there was a leak from. The government so people were expecting it is whats happening im curious are most people in the affected areas supportive of these measures. Well some are. Are there is an ambivalent feelings some people are very supportive of the government is doing they feel that this is the only way that we could contain the. Epidemic on the other side some people are scared and last night when the. News broke out people started rushing towards the major stations of milan trying to meet supposed that it was a player today so its both people are supportive but at the same time about scared because we dont know whats going to happen. And of course this is your 1st day into lockdown and its the weekend i imagine that things are going to change for you on a daily basis how is life going to change as far as you know give me a sense. Well it really depends because. Work wise some offices are closing down some are recommending to divert their or their staff to stay at home some are just late leaving the people the choice is to go whether to go or not to go. For us journeys of course we can work from from anywhere so its find it can you can tweet and work from anywhere but like in terms of a personal life and social life i think its going to be hard for italian not to you know go to restaurants or to movie or to ph errors or to be able to go for dreamcast or 6 pm so what about food in supplies of other central goods or authorities ensuring deliveries will continue despite all the restrictions. Well the government just sat a few minutes ago that there were no restrictions on goods in terms of like passing goods from one area to the other is going to be fine there are just going to be. Controls over transport transport areas so they will have to be protected in terms of like goods delivery theyre not going to theyre not going to be any any problems and issues. Journalist sylvia because in the long thank you and good luck with this thank you. Staying on the subject that the number of cases from the new corona virus has surged above 107000 worldwide egypt reports the 1st death from corona virus according to the Health Ministry a German National which makes it the 1st german casualty in Germany Health minister yen spawn recommended canceling events with more than 1000. 00 participants in the effort to suppress the spread of the virus in the u. S. A cruise ship hit by the virus is redirected to oakland possibly to be placed under quarantine saudi arabia announces a temporary lockdown of the region a center of the kingdoms shiite minority iran has also been hard hit by the krona virus Officials Say there are 6500 cases in 194 deaths so far but many are run in suspect the real numbers are much much higher. A climate of mistrust and fear 2 weeks ago International Researchers predicted the number of infections would be many times higher than government figures. 100 lawmakers were tested for corona virus 20 of those tests came back positive one of Supreme Leader ayatollah ali how the names closest advisors later died as did other politicians theres a widespread shortage of medical supplies president Hassan Rouhani blames u. S. Sanctions on medicine the u. S. Contests. Disinfected masks their monitors basic medicines sick people and their relatives go from pharmacy to pharmacy looking for the essentials. A video uploaded to social media purports to show long lines outside a hospital but theres no way to verify its authenticity. Any foreign journalists left. The hospital. To come to many of her colleagues refused to come in even if it means. Infection. Authorities have started disinfecting streets in the capital tehran schools and universities are closed until early april and nearly all flights in and out have been cancelled many are worried that the virus will wreak economic havoc in a country already stretched to the limits. A brief look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world firefighters are continuing a search and rescue effort at a hotel that collapsed in the chinese city of. At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 others are still missing the 5 Story Building was being used as a quarantine facility for corona virus patients. The crisis along the Turkish Border continues to worsen as migrants an Asylum Seekers try to cross from turkey into the e. U. Member greece greek police have been using tear gas and water cannon to stop them thousands of Asylum Seekers flocked to the Border Regions after turkey said it would no longer prevent them from making their way to the e. U. Saudi arabias king selman has appeared in state media in apparent good health just days after the arrest of 3 princes accused of plotting a coup detentions included his brother and nephew and marked the latest crackdown by prince muhammad the kings son who has consolidated his grip on power tempers flared as protesters marched in pakistan to celebrate International Womens day its a controversial event in a society where some women are still the victims of honor killings. The women demonstrating here are brave they were threatened not to take to the streets not just here in Lahore Pakistan across the country despite the intimidation they have come our own decisions our own right it says on the posters. By getting rid of him and i mean. That and i need to know. If they are. Gay rights activists are also protesting the conservative Islamic Party one its a bad the joints ministration but the Supreme Court in the who are allowed to march. Under these conservative islamic women push for the protest saying they are the pride of the nation and that the koran and families alone regulate equality between men and women riyadh protesting all or. Make us all about it the mob when i was. Taking the benefit of the women. While they say strong women are part of Islamic Society and they reject feminism and the recognition of gays and lesbians equality continues to divide pakistan. In the Business League leaders by munich have beaten 2 nil in the varian darby in front of 75000 fans to muster scored a super opener before. Grab a late 2nd byron or 4 points clear at the top minds are facing dusseldorf now in a relegation clash. Dortmund have risen to 2nd in the bundesliga after a hard fought 21 win in god bach on saturday the victory breathed new life into dortmunds title charge and leaves gladbach out of the top 4 supporters unveiled more controversial banners but there were not deemed offensive in the game went ahead and interrupted for. The German Football Association receive the wrath of that supporters after a recent round of the found behavior but others were focused on not catching the coronavirus the match officials included. Again quickly caught everyones attention though after just 8 minutes dortmund sign told him has uk im glad backlash here precisely because you can do things like this one nil to the visitors a muted celebration against his old side. A big goal for this big top fall back home. But host got back hit back early in the 2nd half cuts in last standalone hands a bundle in the equaliser i dont mean striker Erling Holland is about to go get 7 dont stop or. Dont been brought on jaden son show and his past sets up ashoke me to make it so one. Of the moroccan is on loan from mikes real madrid but he wont have seen many better passes than that. Kimi still have lots to do mind the top finish. In the sensor was then involved in a big bus stop even dont win coach museum 5 how to get involved Service Coach of the outback the last time they were in this picture back in 2015. But it was his current employers dortmund racking up a tent Straight League win over the foals who now slip out of the Champions League places. Dortmund are up to 2nd and celebrated with their fans football has reclaimed the spotlight in the bond as league. Teams of dogs and mushers have made the ceremonial start to the 1500 kilometer i did a dog sled race in alaska the race commemorates a rescue mission dating back almost 100 years that sent lifesaving medicine by dog sled relayed to the coastal town of know among this years field are mushers from norway italy canada and denmark the dog teams are expected to arrive in nome in about 9 days. Youre watching news from berlin coming up next shift living in the digital age and dont forget you can always stay up to date on our web site thats dot com im michael okun in berlin thanks for watching well have more news at the top of the hour. Thing were forced into a nameless mass. Their bodies your jewels and. The history of the slave trade is africas history