Im calm aspen thanks for joining us while authorities around the world take ever more drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus the number of cases globally has nearly doubled in the past week the current tally by Johns Hopkins university in the United States counts more than 300000 infections worldwide with that over 13000 deaths after all the cases of covert 19 are in europe lockdown measures are in place in the 35 countries with every 7th person now confined to their homes. While italy is straining to combat cope at 19 but nearly 40 percent of the worlds total recorded deaths officials there reported the largest one day increase in fatalities from the corona virus with almost 800. 00 deaths recorded saturday the country is stepping up measures to control the outbreak and outside help is on the way doctors from cuba and medical supplies from russia at been dispatched to help support the overwhelmed medical system. And eerie sight thats now the norm in many italian cities romes Piazza Venezia practically deserted apart from police cars and military vehicles the rules confining italians to their homes were tightened even further the Prime Minister announced all public offices Building Sites and businesses would close unless they are essential to keeping the countrys supply chain going. Were sure youre dozing sacrifices that today can look like a step behind will allow us tomorrow to run and to come back soon into our factories. Into our offices into our squares into the arms of relatives and friends. Were giving up on most beloved habits because we love italy but were not giving up our confidence in the future united we will make it. As italy ramps up its lockdown measures with a Greater Police and military presence the 1st of 9 russian army planes were preparing to fly to italy carrying up to 100 military experts and medics the aid Mission Comes after russian president putin offered support to the italian Prime Minister on the phone its help but italy badly needs. Behind closed doors and shuttered windows of the long body region people are already reeling from the 546 deaths recorded on saturday here like all over the country just one hope that maybe italy will emerge soon from one of the darkest chapters in recent history. Lets bring in correspondent Alessio Peroni nell for milan of 1st of all can you just give us an update on the situation right now in the body where you are. Well thanks for having me i think i think id describe the situation as were all massively collectively holding our breath to wait for for the lockdown effects to actually show up and kick in and there is evidence that the lockdown has worked somewhere so in the area formerly referred to as the red zone in could only hope was so lingo the spread of the virus seems to have slowed down but in the rest of the theres no sign of that happening now when the lockdown kicked in about 2 weeks ago authorities said that the effects would be observed 2 or 3 weeks down the line now were entering the 3rd week so i think a lot of people are just hoping to finally see the virus slow down as as as your piece reported theres no sign of that happening right now. Just that they consonance and even tighter restrictions on Movement Even after this lockdown adding on to those restrictions it give us a few more details about what he announced. Yes i think it would be useful for the audience to remember that what the lockdown italy had in place was not. Star locked down it was a tooth 3 quarters of a lockdown so it cannot be corrected he was allowed to carry on in many cases from home with workers working remotely in other cases Industrial Production agriculture were allowed to continue now with the new measures there is you know there are strict there so a lot of activity is is no longer allowed to carry on but still village stuck to your book or a ship is there are allowed to continue is quite long you know ranging from pharmacies to Food Production distribution supermarkets newsstands even but also you know it gets quite detailed if you have a glue factory in might not be you know you know why not think of it as nonessential Economic Activity but then you need to fabricate clusters for example so many glue factories will stay open so yeah its just a step forward for as weve been hearing and weve been seeing all of these Horror Stories really from from hospitals and from doctors in italy how overwhelmed the system there is medical aid now on its way from a couple of countries you might not expect is russia and cuba how did that come about. Yeah i think of for it is as they saw hospitals constantly overwhelmed for the past 2 weeks and doctors have described the race against i am talking to me fall for some reports are filed a race against time to free up hospital beds intensive care unit bags full for the for the tsunami of patients that was arriving in hospitals and every day they ended up with the same amount of space no matter how many beds they freed up so i think authorities resorted to to ask him for help 1st of all from other italian regions who are also sending doctors and medical equipment then china stepped in sending them also medical supplies equipment and then russia and cuba doctors and equipment was expected to arrive today in the afternoon. And i think it just shows the massive operation thats behind trying to keep hospitals running theres also patients being flown by helicopter to to far away hospitals that have not been as badly affected hospitals you know Camp Hospitals popping up across across the region of lombardy so its an operation to make sure that the Health Service can treat patients correspondent alessio pair only reporting from midland thank you very much thank you. All German Federal and state authorities have decided to ban gatherings of more than 2 people outside of workplaces to slow the spread of the coronavirus the nationwide ban is to be enforced for at least 2 weeks exceptions will include families and People Living in the same household also all restaurants the order to close but only Delivery Service is allowed hairdressers cosmetics studios and massage parlors must also shut their Doors Germany has confirmed 24000. 00 cases of covert 19 in more than 90 people here have died from the disease. The measure was agreed on sunday in a Conference Call between chancellor uncle americal and state ministers. You know more if you dont want to we discuss today countermeasures are working we have no vaccine and we have no medicine all we have firstly the efforts were undertaking to prepare our Health Care System is specially hospitals for the expected to continue high rise in infections and secondly own behavior. This is currently the most effective means. That means reducing public life as far as is reasonable and cutting as far as possible contact to those who could spread the virus. Lets get more now on what this means for germany we bring in correspondent emmanuel ches a manual stricter measures and seems every few days being implemented here in germany but still falling short of a total long down what are these newest measures mean no. Exactly we fall short of a total lockdown simply because its quite difficult old original and laid it is to agree on that long down because not all of them want to be implemented something quite us radicalized so for example in in each city so what theyve agreed to do is to drastically reduce contacts in people and as you say there will be no. That people will also be able to have contact with long after ive passed some icing on when they will be outside of course get with the exception exceptions made for example to the families also People Living under the same household that dont look at ease to still asked to reduce this equation out as obvious to. Me most. People are no longer allowed to interact with want to go there to ensure actually small 1000 tire. That to me sounds like a fairly strict measure i mean how can you or how can the authorities i mean possibly try to implement bad preventing people from speaking to more than one other person how can they enforce that. Exactly it is quite a drastic measure it is quite a strict measure but at the same time lucky saying how is it even i feel as though is it possible to to look after every Single Person and to create to just see whether or not it is a way pigmented what that means and used that day with more places down close you mention restaurants and get american also mentioned at every reason is that implying that physical contact for example a hairdresser is a massage parlors and so long as a doctor practices medical practices will of course i was to remain open but the goal is reached reduce contacts between people as much as possible she has to say deaf people should and should respect a safe distance between one and the order of at least 10 and 5 and may choose and only by that respect team does a new go is being to meant to. Once again time a guest of ours but also the chancellor merkel have to say during this press conference. She is not is just back to those drastic changes and she also say that she was really aware of how demanding they were on society that she wanted to have people who were actually following through she said to vast majority of germans have no end of People Living in germany have no realized acknowledged the simple existence Office Following just so as to slow down to spreading. A virus you say to us it was all about gaining time against against a virus against current of virus which she also say that people should leave restrict men sent to just keep it to a bare medium that essential travel is going to where theyre going to a doctor going to a supermarket she acknowledged that is quite a challenge for everyone but thats only if everyone sticks to those new measures would we be able to slow down disparity and ahead of this crisis as. Good as possible is a manual chase thank you very much. Well people more than 35 countries are now living under some form of Restricted Movement due to chronic virus control measures thats created of course a boom an online streaming abends thats helping use it to stay connected to their fans at home and then use their using the chance to raise money to keep operating. Painted. On just about any other day that be hundreds of people packed into this club instead its does it the members of blonde giving a concert for the audience at home connected by facebook and youtube. Isnt. This what video i bought being advised to stay at home and we want to make this lonely time a bit more bearable so were giving a concert for those who are reasonable enough to stay in their own 4 walls. Bars and clubs in saxony has been closed since thursday due to the karuna pandemic thats why antonino in the city of camden its now time for Online Events and its just gets ones in the and this is about being able to represent the club and raise awareness that it needs to secure its future. By the even if the Financial Resources are collapsing because we cant receive guests anymore in houston didnt get paid not just an imprint of. The musicians of blonde agree this crisis is also not unity for arts and culture on the internet. But its more and more artists on life streaming or all the talks on social media many things are happening online now letters to. The band is happy since their 1st online venture drew an audience of several 1000 people. A quick check now of some of the other headlines making news around the world a strong earthquake hit croatia and its capital zagreb causing widespread damage and panic a 15 year old was reported in Critical Condition and others were also injured the European Seismological agency said the earthquake measured a 5. 00 magnitude. The west african state of guinea is voting in a fiercely disputed referendum on changing the constitution the amendments could boost gender equality and bring other social reforms but critics say the poll is a ploy by 82 year old president alpha condi to hold on to. Out. Watching the news from berlin will be back with more news at the top of the hour and as always we have extensive coronavirus coverage on our website at www dot com called aspen thanks for watching. The global corona crisis you can find more Information Online in fact e. W. Dot com and on t. W. Social media channels. 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