Of the virus the head of the e. U. Says brussels will do quote whatever it takes to help plus months after the massacre was a new zealand Prime Minister says the country has become a different place. Now youre on id rate new zealand and its people here fundamentally. I cant see how you could have an event like this or not. Im called aspen thanks for joining us here in germany authorities have announced a series of measures to limit the spread of corona virus and to minimize damage from cova 1000 the government has announced more than a half a trillion euros in aid to help companies whether the effects of the outbreak now the virus continues to disrupt nearly every aspect of daily life officials have suspended the countrys top Flight Soccer League now and most schools in the country will close next week. Coronavirus now defines daily life in germany starting next week schools and kindergartens in many federal states like here in bavaria will remain closed the measure will affect not only millions of School Children but their parents as well yesterday german chancellor Angela Merkel said the countrys response to the virus would have far reaching consequences. Movie wherever possible social contact should be avoided of course the country must still be able to function properly and the core areas of the economy must continue to function. Misson bite of. The head of the robert carr institute of Public Health pointed out that the speed at which the virus spreads would vary a lot throughout germany he said individual states should make decisions based on regional data i think it was reached. I think the most important thing to understand about this epidemic spreading through the country is that it doesnt just start in one place in advance evenly in one direction but as we know very well from flew over the decades particular regions are more highly affected so. 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 its not clear how many mosques complies. German rail has issued a statement saying theyll 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 weve 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 were all feeling but in certain ways people are coming closer together in ways that maybe we wouldnt otherwise. Just you know going through twitter earlier lots of comments about people stepping up to help people out one woman show on dowling she she tweeted earlier people are amazing she wrote im in a berlin single mums Face Book Group and we are creating a method of helping each other out if anyone does get covert 19 taking care of kids getting groceries etc based on location so people can avoid public transport which is good because public transport was announced today is going to be severely curtailed. And you know people also reaching out to older people who might be more prone or more at risk of this virus so they can stay home people go shopping for them were seeing a lot of response like that and then of course businesses are trying to tamp down on the panic major german Grocery Store legal in their Ireland Branch they put out a tweet saying in recent days weve experienced significantly stronger sales in many categories no surprise there due to our rowboat robust and agile supply chain were confident of maintaining supply of key lines as consumers demand remains high and our stores are continuing to receive deliveries as planned now thats legal legal you know makes a good case for having a strong supply lines but a lot of companies are globalisation is big. We built on you know just in time very efficient kind of supply chains that all be interrupted is now a very efficient very profitable but not very robust when it comes to any kind of crisis like this i mean going back to just these measures is social distancing staying at home self isolating that really is meaning that many people just arent interacting the same way that we did a couple of weeks ago exactly and humans are social creatures we need to be around people most people need be around people to thrive and to it affects our Psychological Health and our physical health but there was one thing i saw interesting interesting in looking through things today this comes from a rabbi in Los Angeles Josefa knesset he has taken a more spiritual take on the idea of social distancing he wrote to his or he said to his congregation this week every hand that we dont shake must become a phone call that we place every embrace that we avoid must become a verbal expression of warmth and concern every inch in every foot that we physically place between ourselves and another must become a thought as to how we might be of help to that other should the need arise so taking this idea of social distancing and repackaging it so that we dont lose that human touch even if we are physically more apart from each other call your loved ones thats one good idea your Porter William no glue graft thank you. E. U. Commission president of the funder lyon says that europe can withstand the shock of the coronavirus underlined was detailing steps aimed at keeping the blocks industry afloat as the virus spreads and shutdowns come into effect she said she believed that the disruption would be temporary but that all e. U. States should coordinate efforts to ensure that it is as limited as possible along side these overarching macroeconomic missions. The commission has also adopted today proposals to provide liquidity into our economy. Were setting up a 37000000000 euros carona response investment initiative. To grant support to the Health Care Sector to the labor market to support assamese from all affected sectors have been physical and our Senior Business editor joins me now in studio ok maximum flexibility from the e. U. But lets talk about germany no limits from the German Government in terms of a just walk us through how germany is responding here this is huge and analysts are calling it an aggressive response i mean the germans are so on about balancing their budgets and he never wants to go into debt here in germany right thats thats always the big thing and its a completely different situation to italy italy really needs this help from the e. U. Germanys in a cushy position and this shows how dire the situation really is for companies and businesses and consumers because if people are being forced to stay home and not work at the local have the money to spend businesses are closing down clubs are being forced into bankruptcy and were already seeing the Big Companies take on. This help lift tons of saying that its going to apply for aid from germany not just germany switzerland austria belgium as well baritones airlines were talking about companies in a really tricky position right now were looking at and of course economists are all arguing about this but what were looking at what could be the next big recession we had one it its 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 ninetys i dont 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 worlds biggest economy and will be soon it will overtake the u. S. It has become so important for companies and companies and countries and economies cant do without it do you think china will start to recover it was that is that really the key here briefly what china is trying to get things back up and running as quickly as it can because it knows how important its become its sucked in all these economies and businesses into its fear but this is a virus were talking about a Health Emergency you can throw as much money as you want at it but thats not going to be the Circuit Breaker sure these companies and these economies need the help but firms are going to stop pulling out and have already started pulling out of china and the looking at a plan b. Other bosses ive talked to say theres no say in china and ive been physical in Senior Business editor thank you so much lets have a look now at some of the latest coronavirus developments brazilian president your balls and our all has tested negative for the coronavirus thats according to a statement published on his official Facebook Page spains Prime Minister pedro such as said he will declare a state of emergency on saturday over the spreading virus reports say u. S. President donald trump is preparing to do the same chinese billionaire jack ma offered the United States 500000 coronavirus test kits and 1000000 masks as the country faces a shortage of kits for diagnosing the disease leaders of the group of 7 major industrialized nations will hold a Video Conference summit thats taking place on monday to discuss the coronavirus that is according to a tweet by french president emmanuel. And of course for all the latest updates on the corona virus including information about what to do if you think you might be infected check out our website thats d w dot com our look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world iraq is to submit a formal complaint to the United Nations over u. S. Air strikes on its territory the u. S. Launched a retaliatory strikes overnight against a pro iran bullishly group baghdad says the attacks which killed 6 people are violation of its sovereignty the pentagon says the airstrikes were in response to wednesdays rocket attack that killed 2 of its soldiers. 3 turkish men have been sentenced to 125 years each in jail for their role in the death of alan kirti a 2 year old syrian boy he drowned in 2015 when a dinghy carrying refugees towards greece capsized the boys picture you see it here became a worldwide symbol of the suffering caused by the refugee crisis with the leak source Chelsea Manning has been released from a u. S. Prison manning had been in detention since last may for refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating wiki leaks mannings lawyers say the release comes after she attempted suicide well new zealand has been holding a vents to mark the one Year Anniversary of the Christ Church massacre 51. 00 people were killed and dozens more were wounded when a white supremacist targeted the citys Muslim Community the suspected mosque attacker an australian is due to go on trial in june facing terrorism charges plus 51. 00 counts of murder and 40 of attempted murder theres a look back now with the events that took place in Christ Church one year ago. The mass shooting was something new for new zealand the country had been proud that it hadnt had such massacres and its response was novel in many ways the gunman had live streamed his massacre of worshipers that the Christ Church mosque online he wanted to become a global figure the Prime Minister just into our dern took an unusual step and refused to give him the notoriety he was looking for. Hes a terrorist hes a criminal hes an extremist but he will when i speak be nameless. She also quickly showed solidarity with the Muslim Community and donned a headscarf to lead a nation in defiant morning. Many of those who were living to recreate affected by this shooting may be migrants to new zealand they may even be very few teams here they have chosen to make new sealing their home and it is the home they are us. In new zealand also stood out by following warm words with concrete action. Within weeks the government launched a gun buyback scheme a month later it banned semi automatic rifles all the coronavirus pandemic is also having a huge impact on many different sport events around the world and golf the masters the 1st mens major championship of the year has been postponed here are some other recent developments in athletics the Boston Marathon has been moved now to september the premier league is called off all of its matches until next month you wait for has also confirmed that all Champions League and Europa League games will not take place next week france has suspended its top 2 football leagues and are there no. He does your business is up next spend physical and has more on how the current virus is impacting Global Markets and watching t. V. News from berlin dont forget in the meantime all the latest news available 24 sevenths on our website thats state of the docket. Used to. Groove to cover now live from should not have. Been simple. Whats a big whats a. 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