The virus. Im calling aspen thanks for joining us the number of People Killed by corona virus has now surpassed 5000 worldwide governments around the world and across europe in particular are moving to stem the spread of the virus there shutting schools banning large gatherings and in some cases closing National Borders the World Health Organization was sober and its latest assessment of the situation. Europe has now become the epicenter of the pun demick with more reported cases and theres this than the rest of the world combined are part from china more cases out of now being reported every day than were reported in china highest of its appeal to me. You chief of the thunder lion has promised to do whatever it takes to help the bloc deal with the spreading coronavirus shes promised to redirect vital medical assistance to hard hit areas especially to italy Italian HealthOfficials Say more than 250. 00 people have died from cove and 19 in the last 24 hours thats the biggest single day jump since the outbreak began. On the frontline of europes coronavirus special italys Health System is under pressure with more than 15000 current cases patients are having to rely on makeshift medical services. And. The main problem is the fears of patients who come to us when they end up in something thats not a traditional Hospital Building a tent just doesnt give them reassurance. With a huge spike in infections in the last 24 hours spain has europes 2nd highest rate of the fires the capital madrid has become a garstang. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez declared a 2 week state of emergency a decision that will allow him to mobilize all resources to fight the outbreak including the military i. Told restaurants and shops in the capital are being forced to close with only supermarkets and pharmacies to remain open to. The global shame or. We made a serious mistake of thinking that italy was far away that this wasnt going to touch us well thats the sort of almost i think over the coming week were going to see situations that we would have never imagined that we do only seen in films and on t. V. Or see. It. In friends new stricter measures that being put in place in a bid to limit person to person contact being an issue but were going to raise that limit to gatherings of 100 people. The idea again is to make sure that we can slow down the progression the spread of the virus will just french schools will also be closed from monday. Around europe such drastic measures other latest tools in the blocks fight to contain the corona virus. Here in germany authorities have announced a series of measures to limit the spread of corona virus and minimize damage from covert 19 the government has announced more than a half a trillion euros in aid to help companies whether the effects of the outbreak the virus continues to disrupt nearly every aspect of daily life officials have suspended the countrys top Flight Soccer League 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. This 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 but of indian. The head of the robert carr institute for 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 you know 36 of us rushed on i think the most important thing to understand about this epidemic spreading through the country is that it doesnt just start in one place and advance evenly in one direction but as we know very well from flew over the decades particular regions are more highly affected. By. 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 maybe a matter of days coronavirus has changed every day life in fundamental ways and we turn now to reporter noah willey know a blue croft with more william as we heard germany now is is one of many countries implementing some drastic steps i mean how are people coping with this things are really getting drastic were all feeling it was Just Announced today that as of tuesday all bars all clubs in berlin will be closed we know berlin is famous for its club and bar scene that is no more for the forseeable future fears have already been closed things weve been seeing all around europe and its affecting our everyday life you know people feel suspicious of how close they should be game to people we feel should we be still shaking hands or hugging a lot of cultures or kissing cultures on the cheeks thats over even politicians are having trouble politicians and you make sure they dont you know shake hands which is a main quality of being a politician so people are feeling this in very strange strange ways but in another way people are also coming together in ways that werent the case before just looking into a mass of outpouring on twitter and other place and social media people talking about how theyre reaching out for example one woman in berlin shavon dolling she wrote that people are amazing in im in berlin single Moms Facebook group and were 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 in berlin is also going to be surveyed really curtailed theyre already putting in regulations that youre to come on the back of the bus which is another cultural change for a long time if you try to go on the back of a berlin bus you get hauled to the front suspension that youre speaking on without a ticket so thats thats thats one just one small aspect. How things are really changing here people also reach out to elderly that they know in their neighborhoods who maybe its too much of a risk for them to go out to provide them food go shopping for them and also an effort to tamp down on the panic when we saw a lot of panic in ireland for example the german Grocery Store legal which has many locations there they tweeted that in recent days weve experienced significantly stronger sales in many categories due to our robust and agile supply chain were confident of maintaining supply of key lines as consumer demand remains high and our stores are continuing to receive deliveries as planned this is legal saying chill out youll have what you need but of course one of the big problems here on a global level is this just in time supply chain idea that is really the underpinning of globalization many corporations dont have these kinds of supply chains they only have exactly what they need for that moment which is very efficient and helps with profits but is not great in countering a crisis like this lots of changes companies stepping up in people simply just changing the way that they live a reporter 1000000000 thank you. Will be corona Virus Outbreak is also a pending life in the United States where more and more states are closing schools to slow the spread of the disease millions of children and their families are now affected in a containment zone outside of new york city you see here a drive through testing site has been set up for people who believe that they be may be infected a lack of testing kits nationwide isnt one of the main criticisms of the u. S. Federal governments response. But i want to cross now to the u. S. Where our Washington Bureau chief is standing by alexander phenomenal xander President Donald Trump expected to hold a News Conference in about an hour this would be the 2nd one this week on the corona Virus Outbreak what is the president expected to say. He is expected to declare a state of emergency under this tough act which would enable the federal emergency agencies to mobilize Additional Resources and funding to come but still coronavirus pandemic yesterday in the oval Office President trump indicated that he was thinking of declaring a state of emergency and therefore i assume that he is going to do it today and we have to say that this seems to be urgently needed here in the us and there are not enough testing kits and so we dont know how many people are infected with the virus there are reportedly not enough intensive care units in the United States not enough ventilators and only 25 percent of all American Workers. 25 percent of American Workers to dont have paid sick leave and one of the ministrations adviser advisers said in an interview that if ever this is and merge and see and we are only a week away from being italy so a very dramatic warning and we have to say that President Trump so far was reluctant to declaring a state of emergency he was trying to downplay the risk that the coronavirus pandemic is posing because of course he was concerned about the economy in this Election Year but according to a new poll and majority of voters in the us prove his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and this seems to be the biggest crisis of his presidency so far so obviously he is determined to act today and therefore we are going to see this press conference or the conference expected in the coming hour alexander phenomena in washington d. C. For us thank you very much. I check now the latest coronavirus developments chinese billionaire jack ma offered the United States 500000 corona Virus Testing kits in a 1000000 masks as the country as we heard faces a shortage of kits for diagnosing the disease in brazil president gyre bilson r. O. Has tested negative for the corona virus thats according to a statement published on his official Facebook Page spains Prime MinisterPedro Sanchez has said he will declare a state of emergency on saturday over the spreading virus and leaders of the group of 7 major industrialized nations will hold a Video Conference summit on monday thats to discuss the coronavirus according to a tweet by french president Emmanuel Mccall all the latest coronavirus updates including information about what you should do if you think you might be infected thats all available on our website dot com or a brief check now of the other stories making headlines around the world 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 this one here became a worldwide symbol of the suffering caused by the refugee crisis in iraq is to submit a formal complaints to the United Nations over u. S. Air strikes on its territory the u. S. Launch for tell you tory strikes overnight against a pro iran Militia Group baghdad says the attacks which killed 6 people are a violation of its sovereignty the pentagon says the airstrikes were in response to wednesdays rocket attack that killed 2 of its soldiers we sourced 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. In new zealand survivors of last years mosque attack of attended a Remembrance Service to mark the anniversary of the massacre 51 people were killed and dozens more injured in a white in the white supremacist attack on the Muslim Community in Christ Church sunday is the exact anniversary date when more events are planned. To be business with ben physical and up next and of there will be more news at the top of the hour thanks washington. Oh. 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