Outbreak in china taiwan has kept its infection rate down and our correspondent looks at the stringent measures the countries using to keep the coronavirus in check. And this cases of the infection jump shot lee in the United States a mother in quarantine accuses the government of in action. I think. That. We thought our country didnt want to very quickly turn around 240. Hello i want to have you with us. German chancellor Angela Merkel has addressed the nation in a. Unprecedented televised speech saying the country faces its biggest challenge since the 2nd world war this as the countrys top Disease Control official warns that germany could be dealing with 10000000. 00 Coronavirus Infections in the coming months if its citizens dont adhere to measures outlined by the government. Berlins most famous locations should be bustling with tourists at this time of year but due to cover dainty in their currently surrounded by empty streets its also highly unusual for a german chancellor to make a televised address but angler merkel said these are extraordinary times and she urged all citizens of germany to seriously consider that own obligations to society the situation is serious take it seriously since german unification no since the 2nd world war there has been no challenge to our nation that has demanded such a degree of common and united action. Dollars 100 and called. She said germany was in a good position but warned that it could not be complacent gods plan cut and that germany has an Excellent Health system perhaps one of the best in the world we can take some confidence from that but our hospitals today would be completely overstretched if too many patients with a severe corona infection were to be admitted in a short space of time. Because people in berlin have been waiting in long queues to be tested for the covered 19 virus and there have been reports from other states of people having to wait in lines for long periods before they were finally tested across the country germans are having their nerves tested new border regulations on the polish border are causing massive traffic jams as far as the eye can see. In many places authorities have begun extending Police Patrols to enforce new regulations on which shops are allowed to remain open cultural establishments schools and nurseries are supposed to be closed along with most normal grocery shops. And. Our officers are on patrol all around the clock with 2 groups of 100. 00 each in addition we have Undercover Police officers and their only mission is to enforce the regulations. So far the German Government has resisted placing and nationwide curfew such as in spain france and italy but that could soon change. For more lets bring in our Political Correspondent hans bonn tons that was quite an unusual speech last night house meccas address to the nation gunned down with a public. Yes very unusual indeed in the almost 15 years it has been prim and has been chancellor in germany she has never addressed the public in such a way shes had reason regular. Addresses to the nation for new year but thats being it she has never had such an opportunity never taken such an opportunity so the seriousness of the situation is transmitted simply by that fact and i think also by the way that she addressed the nation under a macro strongest suit is not emotional support she is more of a rational person somebody who analyzes and as a physicist she looks at facts and tries to act on the basis of fact he or she was talking in a lot more emotional manner then she usually does she was appealing directly to people and in general i think one has to say the seriousness of the situation was transmitted by the speech and people did react with seriousness to her appeals you say that she was appealing to the public certainly appealed to its sense of responsibility do you think she was successful. That still remains to be seen as happened last night todays a new day the day is just starting here in germany and were not quite sure whether this has made a big impact on the way people are behaving obviously the emotional appeal the seriousness of such of the situation the appeal to peoples sense of solidarity to their sense of responsibility as citizens but also as a neighbor as us members of families who have people in their family that was very very obvious very intense in the way that she said it but one has to say that looking around poland yesterday for instance there was still playgrounds that were open there were still dozens of children playing on these playgrounds with her chance afterwards of trying to trace everyone that children might have had contact with there were still a lot of people out on the streets enjoying the sunshine so its not quite clear how far this is going to go today whether this is actually going to change the behavior of people in a very significant manner now this crisis of course has been and still is a learning process for all of us including the government just briefly how did germans rate the governments handling of the situation generally the approval of what the government is doing is very high and more than half of people think that the measures are correct a further quarter of people think that they are too small too little too his attorney and so the support for government measures at the moment is very strong indeed right up into corresponding times on times thank you so much. And now to what could be a major turning point in the drive to contain the corona virus china the epicenter of the original outbreak has reported no new local cases of the infection for the 1st time since it began recording them in january however there were 34. 00 new infections imported from abroad which threatens the progress china has made beijing imposed strange and restrictions on travel and movement in an attempt to prevent the virus from spreading the total number of confirmed corona virus infections in Mainland China is almost 81000. 00. Taiwan has managed to keep its infection infection rate follower than neighboring countries despite its proximity to china where the corona virus originated weeks ago the island was expected to become the 2nd worst hit region after china but that didnt happen so what did taiwan do to change the narrative and how is it coping with the ongoing pandemic because phebe kong sent us the latest from taiwan. Surgical masks angles have become part of dr whos uniform since the coronaVirus Outbreak began he was among the 1st group of doctors in taiwan to treat suspected patients that was back in january when the virus 1st spread from china across the strait. Islands taiwan has experienced in understanding china we know what is reliable and when we should be skeptical. And because taiwan has long been isolated from the International Community one we must take more steps ahead of the crisis and use our own judgment. As a citizen. This is where he ended up sleeping in a dormitory next to the hospital set aside for medical staff like him for time on legion and as the treatment for a disease with no cure. It was hard to identify misinformation at 1st i was scared of spreading the virus to my family. I think this has to be a collective effort if each of us takes very strict to cautions ourselves it eases the burden on the health care system. Other than medics and military students and teachers at High School Level and below and now banned from overseas travel. Foreigners are denied entry but containing the virus is not only about Border Control communities have found themselves on the frontline. District officer of the local government to carry klan monitors individuals and a 14 day home quarantine. One of his duties is to take care of the daily needs such as delivering fresh food. There at hello thought that we help to make it easier for quarantine people to stay at home to reduce the risk of contagion if anyone least the apartment will be alerted by text message and call the police he or she may be fined 3. Quarantine in time 1 may feel Service Based but its also stringent. Individuals are under surveillance. Telecom providers are cooperating to enable the government to track people via their mobile phones. Health officials believe Technology Helps contain concern and prevent panic. One example is the facemask rationing system where people can place their order and check availability online. Because it is a. New Technology Helps us to systemize containment policies in a transparent way it helps the public build up a sense of trust in the government because they are well informed about the situation you havent seen my. Taiwans next step is to broaden its testing regimen. You know why the bills anyone would overseas travel history fever or respiratory symptoms is eligible for testing. According to research the spread of the virus can be largely contained if 60 percent of infection chains are broken so were trying our best to achieve that turns or you know not harmful to. The islands remains concerned about a potential massive outbreak while waiting for a Vaccine Community and government led containment is the only way anyone knows how to fight the virus. Of port was by phoebe kong and she joins me now from taipei the capital of taiwan phebe looking at these latest infection figures coming out of china and taiwan is there a sense in asia the virus is now under control. China has reported 3 year old dont mask the infection today this is the 1st time since the epidemic erupted in generally given that if we assume the chinese official figures that are accurate then it appears that the domestic contagion is lastly and the control or even nearly stopped but there is mounting concern over a possible 2nd wave of infection across asia because many residents are now rushing back home from the currents epicenter of europe and other western countries and when we look at the figures on the newly infection in the region recently like china taiwan Hong Kong Singapore nearly all of them all of the cases are imported from overseas and this number is surging rapidly these days and 34 in china today and over 20 in taiwan and hong kong yesterday so the crucial next step is to stop the spread of virus and try to prevent this from turning into a massive domestic outbreak again right to containing the virus is still the main challenge but how are the taiwanese people dealing with the related restrictions what how one is ramping up its containment measures drastically these days and im starting from today taiwan bans almost all of the most of the foreigners from entry into taiwan and for those who are allowed to come in to come to taiwan they have to be 100 at home for 2 weeks and people will even be fined if they lied about their travel history to who they are farsi so the measures are really strange and that people in taiwan the local citizens they remain understandable to this measure theyre willing to sacrifice some of their personal liberties for shop period of time in order to contain the virus and cooperate with the government right and and what are people there making of the response to the groaner virus here in europe which the w. H. O. Is now calling the new epicenter for the buyers. Peak whole feel that maybe the european and the aston maybe its a fear of tea off the problem and. People here around the region in asia they still have fresh memory about why how things can worsen in a shop here of time so fast like in china just 2 months ago so there understandable i too was the unprecedented measures taken by the European Countries and in this sense they feel like maybe taiwan and some other Asian Countries can be a model to the west right a word of warning there from taiwan phoebe kong thank you so much. The United States has confirmed almost 10000. 00 cases of the corona virus infection and more than 150. 00 deaths on wednesday President Trump signed a 100000000000. 00 relief package aimed at cushioning the blow from the pandemic is also invoked wartime legislation to speed the production of critical medical equipment but Many Americans say their governments response to the crisis has been adequate to. Mete with one of them a mother under quarantine in washington d. C. Hits home its an experience was burns and her family could have never imagined but since their old here was hospitalized with a high fever the burns are quarantined inside their house the only way we can conduct interviews by phone through the window. Initially those. Who know and werent worried about it. At all was that he knew to run. Are 9 over the next 24 hours because theyre all morcha and realize she was negative for Everything Else and you know. 9 what youre her record were very and all the Public Health authorities said that she that meat. Was burns blames the u. S. Government for not responding to the coronavirus threat quickly enough because i have done a lot more at the beginning. I think we should have learned from the pandemic that had happened in asia and. Other countries morning very quickly and forcefully. On the streets of washington d. C. Life has slowed down dramatically the usually busy streets remain empty restaurants are open only for takeouts. Universities and schools and many states remain closed putting additional strain on students and families. At the Albert Einstein high school in the state of maryland stuff hands old back launches offering some relief for parents the pandemic is putting low income families at particular risk some working parents have been laid off and now find themselves in a desperate situation but i think im and then at the moment there are no jobs for us that cancels everything we dont know how to pay our rent in place apartment and. As a Government Employee was burned says her job is not at stake but shes well aware that Many Americans are not as lucky. As have a look at some of the other corona related developments around the welt italy has reported the biggest single day death toll so far with 475 new deaths on wednesday british Prime Minister johnson says that from friday schools across the u. K. Will close like in many other European Countries new zealand and australia are to close their borders to nonresidents and noncitizens to protect their island nation from the virus and japans deputy Prime Minister says holding the some olympics would make no sense if countries constant athletes but the government says it is still working to hold the games ask. Now back here in europe turkey will close its borders with greece and bulgaria as part of strict measures announced by president richard type add a one to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and one urged turks not to leave home unless necessary for 3 weeks and to minimize social contact he also unveiled a significant financial package to boost the economy the decision to seal crossings into the e. U. Comes weeks after ankara triggered a border crisis i saying it would no longer stop migrants from trying to enter the block. And im joined now by correspondent dorian jones in istanbul dorian do tell us more about these new measures announced by the turkish government. Here present one and also 21 Point Package yesterday after speaking with his advisers and medical chiefs brainwave part of the package is focused on the economy 15000000000 dollars package of our support for turkeys Key Industries also giving tax help holidays for Key Companies particularly in the Tourism Sector on said the priority is to protect employment and also the economy border a colony also has announced that the closure of land borders with greece and bulk area that follows already closure of travel to most of europe said the country should now prepare itself for the danger of mass casualties from this this virus dont also rear authorities call that everyone should stay at home as much as possible for the next 3 weeks although these measures are not compulsory yet turkey is now preparing itself for some very difficult times ahead and difficult times ahead especially probably also for those migrants who are already kamte at the border hoping to cross into europe once the Border Closure mean for them. Well in fact theres been this crisis for the last couple of weeks insert one announce an open door policy to refugees seeking to end to europe now theres been weeks of clashes but in the last week or so that crisis has significantly died down even before this announcement of the closing of the turkish borders with greece about garia is a feeling i think that this tactic of putting pressure on europe by opening its borders has largely failed because there wasnt this math exodus into greece in particular because of the robust measures taken by athens although that has drawn some considerable criticism from human Rights Groups so i think that that crisis is largely has now ended the realisation now for the rest of europe is a priority is dealing with this coronavirus and their cooperation is vital so i think that i think that the few remaining refugees that are on that border are expected to be returning back to their cities across turkey and that has largely happened already and whats the coronavirus scenario on the measures taken mean for Turkish Society how are they coping. Well turkey is a very tactile into a social country where meeting people gracing touching is a vital part of life well that is come to an end i mean now turkey is learning to live a very different reality here in istanbul the main entertainment hubs are dead all the cinema bars restaurants are all closed its like a ghost town in march part of of the city theres a significant drop in public use of transport the words from the present one is to go to work and go straight back home and dont go out again and that is being largely heeded most of here in istanbul and much of the country although there are other people that are different continual normal way of life although that is proving quite controversial but Going Forward turkey is realizing that this is an unprecedented moment where everyone has to stay at home and stay away from one another and thats going to be a very difficult adjustment for Turkish Society dorian johns reporting from istanbul thank you so much. Governments and Central Banks around the world are announcing measures to ease the economic fallout from the pandemic the European Central bank has launched an emergency 750000000000 euro package aimed at helping the euro zone fight the global Coronavirus Crisis is if the president Christine Legarde tweeted there are no limits to its commitment to the euro earlier the u. S. Congress approved an aid package to provide free coronavirus testing for those who needed sick pay and paid family leave and so far those packages have done little to ease Financial Markets. Another day of decline on wall street the Dow Jones Industrial average closed more than 6 percent lower with even steeper falls earlier in the session that triggered yet another stop in trading the selloff cons as investors rushed to raise cash to protect themselves against a progression of virus fueled economic downturn although they cannot know how much to save and for which time frame its clear to most however that a recession is all but inevitable this is going to be a severe episode will the u. S. And global economies the question is how long and answer that question will we need to watch the advance of the virus and indeed the point at which the buyers stops. And begins to flatten that occur that we talk about in those the current little buyer of the earlier much or a later Economic Activity inaudibly the performance of Financial Markets the catch 22. 00 is clear the pandemic cannot be battled without severe economic damage and the economic damage cannot be fixed until the coronavirus is brought under control the markets dropping mean an investors know that even the best Case Scenario comes with a bitter reality that despite massive monetary and fiscal measures from governments the world over there is little hope of the financial fallout will be mitigated in the post corona world. Of the curve 900. 00 damage is the worst crisis for the Aviation Industry airlines are grounding planes and to laying off staff germanys left hand says as its expect significant losses this year due to ongoing travel restrictions earlier this week europes largest airplane announced plans to slash long haul capacity by 90 Percent International Industry Group warns of the whole sector could collapse without significant support from governments across the world estimates 150 and 200 1000000000. 00 is needed to help push on the blow of the corona Virus Outbreak. One of the worlds most famous statues has been. Top to express solidarity with people suffering from the virus the christ the redeemer statue in Rio De Janeiro was illuminated with the flags and maps of countries and continents affected by 9000 the light show on the brazilian landmark aimed to encourage people to pray for the victims of the pandemic the 30 meter tall statue which last year saw almost 2000000. 00 visitors is closed to the public as parts of efforts to contain the virus. This is the news and these are our top stories. German chancellor Angela Merkel has called to the coronavirus the greatest challenge germany has faced since world war 2 in a primetime address she asked germans to do their part to help slow the spread of the pact pathogen she also said the government would do all it could to save jobs. Well to governments and Central Banks are announcing measures to ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic the European Central bank has launched an emergency 750000000000 euro package to help the euro zone easy president Christine Legarde tweeted there are no limits to its commitment to the euro. China the epicenter of the original corona Virus Outbreak has reported no new local cases of the infection for the 1st time since it began recording them in january however there were 34. 00 new infections imported from abroad which threatens the progress china 8. Us president has invoked wartime powers to fight the coronavirus they allow the government to speed up private sector production of needed medical equipment trouble also signed an aid package guaranteeing sick pay for workers who fall ill. This is d. W. News from berlin for more follow us on twitter or visit our website thats the you dot com. Up next made in germany a stricken economy is globalization to blame im monica jones and bill and ill be back with more news at the top of the hour in the meantime from in the team thanks for watching. And. More. From the markets now in. The momentum of the morning world. Made in germany. Next. Ringback is the human race to destroy itself. We are ruining the basic elements of our existence. Using too much water and moving. Water just like. We may think our Water Supplies when last from river but. When the rain. Starts march 20th on t. W. Is it the end of the Global Economic system as we know which every day you brown after Economic Data confirm our worst fears the coronavirus has brought Financial Markets today Needs Companies a reeling consumers panicking everyone is under suspicion all countries are in lockdown at the borders of
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