Other countries send their support russia dispatches doctors and medical equipment to help the country thats now the hardest hit in the pandemic. Hello im terry Martin Thanks for joining us german chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into home quarantine after a doctor who treated her was diagnosed with the corona virus on friday machall who is 65 was backs unaided against a different viruses by the doctor who later tested positive for coded 19 machall Spokesman Says she will now undergo daily testing herself for last act before going into quarantine was to announce sweeping restrictions on freedom of movement and social interaction. Angle americal about to announce the most severe restrictions on freedom of movement. Seen in germany since world war 2. The corona virus continues to spread rapidly convincing the chancellor that further containment measures are needed so far it had largely been left to states and municipalities to curb the contagion creating a patchwork of rules and guidelines the new measures will be rolled out across germany. Today. We have discussed today how our Counter Measures are working we have no vaccine and we have no drug against the disease all we have firstly the efforts we are making to prepare our Health Care System especially hospitals for the expected continued high rise in infections. And secondly our own behavior. That is currently our most effective measure. In a Video Conference merkel and state leaders decided to ban gatherings of more than 2 people excluding families and housemates she thanked the population for observing measures and guidelines already in place. Its wise. I know that it entail sacrifice both economically and on a personal level when shops have to close and its not possible to socialize its even more painful not being able to visit grandparents or meet friends we all have to live without this for a while i am deeply touched that so many people are following those rules. But with me. Within an hour of america leaving the press Conference News she was going into quarantine broke the chancellor has put herself at the front and center of germanys response to the pandemic angloamerican now gets to lead by example. For more lets cross straight over to our Political Correspondent kate brady kate im going to call is now at home in quarantine what does this mean for her and her ability to govern. Well so far we know that she will be continuing to at least as much as possible from work now the Cabinet Meeting the usual monday Cabinet Meeting will be taking place today and she will be participating most likely via video by a telephone Conference Call but the idea is that it will very much be business as usual here of course as still constant changes here in germany to be dealt with possible new measures later this week but particularly when it comes to Financial Aid as well here in germany were expecting to see a supplementary budget come out this week of up to 156000000000. 00 euros that would be around 43 percent of germanys normal budget so theres still a lot to be done here in germany and of course im going to will be trying to participate in as much of that as possible while she remains at home in south korea and when will we find out kate whether the chance actually has been 19. Well all we know so far is that the Government Spokesperson stephens ive actually said yesterday that america will be tested regularly in the coming days but so far we dont yet have. A test result but of course that will be published and made public a soon as we have it well just before it was announced the chancellor was going into quarantine she announced new restrictions on movement and social interaction tell us more about those restrictions. Well one of the biggest new measures is that groups of more than 2 people are now banned in germany now excluded from that new measure families and people that you might live with in a house for example but this is a big measure thats being implemented nationwide today now people are however still allowed to travel to the Grocery Stores to work if they can prove theyre on their way to help someone for example but of course this is also being implemented in different ways around the country as well for him here in berlin in the in the state city stays of them for example local authorities the police here are asking people to carry some piece of identification on the wall times as well so that they can check indeed where they live and see whether might be going but we did indeed over the weekend see a decrease at least here in the capital of people gathering in large groups it seems that people have started to listen here and dias to the advice is being given not only by Health Experts but also by the german chancellor Angela Merkel says stay at home wherever possible because right now the implementation of these measures and staying at home and reducing the risk of spreading this virus as much as possible is all about winning time and flattening that curve to minimize the spread of covert 90. Thank you so much that was our Political Correspondent kate pretty. Meanwhile in italy authorities said on sunday that a further 651 people had died from the corona virus thats fewer than saturdays Record Number of deaths but still the 2nd worst day so far italy is close nonessential businesses to try to control the outbreak and help is on the way doctors from cuba and medical supplies from russia have been dispatched to help support italys overwhelmed medical system. An eerie sight thats now the norm in many italian cities. Romes piazza many deserted apart from peace cars and military vehicles. Rules confining italians to their homes were tightened even further the Prime Minister announced all public offices Building Sites and businesses would close unless theyre essential to keeping the countrys supply chain going will. Those sacrifices that today can look like a step backwards that will allow us to morrow to come back soon. Into our factories into our offices into our squares into the arms of relatives and friends we are giving up our beloved habits because we love italy but we wont give up our confidence in the future united we will make it to it. As its really ramped up its locked down measures with the greats of police and military presence help also right from another country. Doctors and nurses from cuba touched down in milan on sunday theyre there to provide support and expertise to the hospitals in italy which are increasingly overwhelmed by the number of patients but those doctors have fought a bowler in west africa have been to Natural Disaster areas where theyve been earthquakes floods anymore and we come to bring our solidarity for the human commitment that we keep with our profession and with our country and the world. Behind the closed doors and shuttered windows of the lawn but the region people are already reeling from the ever increasing death toll. Here like only over the country just one hope that maybe its really will emerge soon one of the darkest chapters is in recent history. Thats a lympics in july and august could be postponed because of the coronavirus japans Prime Minister shinzo has had knowledge the possibility of pushing the event back for the very 1st time they had previously insisted the games would go ahead as scheduled International Olympic committee open the door to a postponement on sunday when it said a final solution would be made within the next 4 weeks of it added that a cancellation was not on the agenda canada and australia is say they wont send teams to a july games. The u. S. Senate has failed to pass an emergency aid bill putting markets around the world on edge shares in shanghai and hong kong lost 4 percent each markets and singapore are currently down 8 percent while indias main index collapsed losing over 12 percent in frankfurt the market opened with heavy losses to the german dax index down by almost 5 percent. And for a look at the markets in europe lets go now over to our correspondent in frankfurt chelsea to lanie chelsea the u. S. Senate is not yet signing off on a rescue package for the Worlds Largest economy how are investors in europe reacting. Well its certainly a disappointment and were seeing that reflected not just in u. S. Stocks but here in europe as well you mentioned this big flight and the dax and musters had hoped that this would really fly through congress quite quickly but it remains quite divided republicans and democrats cant seem to find Common Ground on those democrats think this is much too focused on giving liquidity and help to big businesses and they want more focus on helping out workers the question now is of course how quickly they can come to an agreement publicans and so they want to have another vote today democrats have so that they could propose their own bill which would really lead them in the amount of time this could take to pass and at the same time people are losing their jobs businesses are facing bankruptcy and the Health Care Sector sector in the United States is increasingly overstrained so kind of us investors are just saying that every day counts every moment counts and they cant afford to lose more time on this the Aviation Industry chelsea has been hit particularly hard what are you hearing from her. I think the c. E. O. Of the times last week summed it up when he said the industry cannot survive without without help right now. For example has had to cut about 95 percent of its capacity thats really being being shared across many other airlines they have seen a little bit of a bright spot because many are using these planes to they can use their empty planes now to ship cargo and things like medical supplies but they are going to need state support and i think were going to see more on that coming forward chills of thank you very much that was our markets reporter in frankfurt chills who believe the. Well authorities around the world to take ever more drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus the number of confirmed cases globally has nearly doubled in the past week lets look at the numbers. The current tally by Johns Hopkins university in the United States now counts more than 339000 infections worldwide almost 15000 people are known to have died from the virus the Syrian Government has confirmed the countrys 1st official case the have been unconfirmed reports of coronavirus cases in syria in recent weeks the United Arab Emirates has announced it is suspending all passenger and transit plights for 2 weeks its home to Dubai International airport one of the busiest in the world and the mayor of new york city has warned that hospitals are just 10 days away from running out of basic supplies there the city is the current epicenter of the u. S. Break. Well credible iris control measures have created a boom in online streaming events to help musicians stay connected to their fans and venues are using the chance to raise money to keep operating. On just about any other day that be hundreds of people packed into this club instead its deserted the members of blonde giving a concert for the audience at home connected by facebook and youtube. Is in. This with the i blog 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 have been closed since thursday due to the current a pandemic thats why antonino in the city of chemists now opting for Online Events with its interest gets ones in the end 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 Eastern Europe and i guess theyre now in front of its the musicians of blonde agree that this crisis is also not unity for arts and culture on the internet. Its more and more artists on life streaming or offer talks on social media many things are happening online now to get tired of the band is happy since their 1st online venture drew an audience of several 1000 people. Youre watching news up next shift living in the digital age john terry market thanks for. The global corona crisis and you can find more Information Online fact e. W. Dot com and on t. W. Social media channels