The number of coronavirus cases rises well take a look at the impact of the virus there and in the other Asian Countries. Plus pressure builds on the tokyo alone thinks the japanese Prime Minister acknowledges for the 1st time that the summer games make you postpone canada and australia say they wont send a team. Time soon somebodys gotta thank you for joining us german chancellor Angela Merkel has tested negative for cold at 19 a day after going into quarantine for having contact with an infected doctor her Spokesman Says shell continue to be tested in the coming days that is germanys leading Public Health institution the robert cock institute says it has detected the 1st signs that the rise in corona virus cases might be leveling off in germany thanks largely to social distancing. Tourist magnets like the Brandenburg Gate should be buzzing with locals and visitors but lockdown measures mean people are out of doors only for essential reasons like going to work shopping or walking the dog. But germanys institute says theres reason to be cautiously optimistic that the measures are working. The indian turned we are seeing signs that the exponential growth curve is flattening off slightly but i will only be able to confirm this trend definitively on wednesday. Kind of but i am optimistic that the measures are already having an effect which is very early because theyve only been in place for a week. To find. Scenes like these from just last week i think of the past for now anyway chancellor merkel is in quarantine at home shes been tested after contact with an infected doctor that test came back negative but shell be tested regularly in the coming days meanwhile shes telling where king finance minister all of scholtz will be covering some of her dutys. The chancellor has asked me to speak for her in the pond as tag on wednesday and we will manage this. However i believe that this is a very important sign that this infection can hit every one of us we are very vulnerable as human beings and you know one is protected from this. After todays virtual Cabinet Meeting the government announced a further Financial Aid package worth 156000000000. 00 euros its a break with germanys rules on strict budgetary discipline protect strawberry times require extraordinary measures. Lets bring in. The latest on this story we heard that chancellor merkels 1st test for corona virus was negative can she now leave her quarantine. This was a very speedy test result for the chancellor sumi but by no means it is an all clear for america why is that so she encountered the doctor who carries the virus only on friday last week and the everetts period of incubate is 5 days the longest known incubation period is 14 days so this is the time you have to wait out to see if youre infected or not and for the chancellor this would mean friday off next week until then she will stay at home work from home like so many of us do shes working in quarantine and. As such. She took part in the. Cabinet meeting this morning via a Conference Call and this was the meeting where the government decided on the massive aid for German Economy and i want to ask you about that massive vestibule this package tell us what it involved and is it going to be enough if this crisis goes on for an extended period of time. This is a package of 750000000000 euros all together part of it is supplementary budget this is 156000000000 euros the other the rest is a fund similar to the fund which was implemented during the financial crisis about 10 years ago this will give Big Companies easier access to credits but the government will also provide a relief for small and smallest businesses. 50 mil 50000000000 euros. The companies can apply for this relief for the next 3 months to bring them over the worst period because in germany there are 10000000 people who work as freelancers as artists a small shop owner this but if these marriages the government has implemented today if they will do the trick well only know after the crisis is over. Or porting thank you here are some of the latest developments on the global covert 19 pandemic of the current tally by Johns Hopkins university in the us now counts more than 350000 infections worldwide over 15000 people are now known to have died un secretary general antonio terraces called for an immediate global ceasefire that is to protect Vulnerable People in conflict zones from the ravages of the virus austria is mobilizing its military reservists for the 1st time since world war 2 to help with Food Supplies medical support and Police Operations and the United Arab Emirates is the spending all passenger and trans of flights for 2 weeks Dubai International airport is one of the busiest in the world. Now we asked our correspondents around europe to bring us up to date on the efforts to fight the outbreak in their countries heres more here in france people have now been under a partial lockdown because of the coronavirus for about a week it now seems certain that the government will prolong that measure initially planned for 14 days for at least another few weeks medical personnel have also gone to the highest court of appeal to force the government to implement a complete lockdown that is to prohibit people from leaving the house at all the judges have to cited that such a measure which would also require setting up a countrywide system to provide food for everybody at home could not be organized in france they have however asked the government to further tighten the rules and to no longer allow people to leave the house for a dog or for a non Urgent Medical appointment farmers markets are also likely to be temporarily shut down and breaching those rules can now carry a fine of up to 3700 years or is 6 month prison sentence for repeat offenders or this because the authorities think that france still hasnt reached the peak of the epidemic and that the number of deaths is likely to sharply increase. In the u. K. Theres a growing sense that the government has not been doing enough to find buyers for start time in the schools johnson has come under pressure but his messages on social distancing have not been Strong Enough during the study we can people was still upset about it was crowding into public spaces and someone nodded tearing to the guys to stay at least 2 meters away from each other. And there was fear that the Public Health system could soon be over well already some positives in london the town patients away but the most pressing issues Health Services its not enough protective equipment for doctors and nurses dont have enough protective suits and they took in lives lets take a surgical monster when they were examining suspected run of rise patients. There have been comparatively few coronavirus cases in russia so far the government line on the pandemic has been that it is firmly under control and state media here in the country have been reporting that russia in contrast to europe took measures to stop the spread of the epidemic early enough and those measures include limits on Mass Gatherings School Closures and border closures still there are more and more cases every day here in the country and moscow has been particularly hard hit moscow has indeed started to build a Specialized Hospital just for the coroner virus outside of the city and there is a creeping sense of fear certainly among the general public here as well and that of accidents and emergencies here in the country and indeed russian coverups as well and they they are convinced that the real number of cases must be much higher no mans land the streets of delhi deserted and. Date of millions of people now under lockdown here until march 31st the order applies to several cities and districts across india the only reason to be outside getting food or other essential services those flouting the strict measures got a scolding from Prime Minister Narendra Modi he tweeted even now many people arent taking the lockdown seriously please save yourself and your family please follow instructions seriously. Restrictions are also ramping up elsewhere in asia in thailands capital bangkok major shopping malls under orders to close but the new measures triggered exactly the scene authorities want to avoid laid off Migrant Workers crowding the citys bus station trying to get back home. In indonesia some limits on life in jakarta but no lockdown bars and cinemas have shuttered and people are advised to work from home but president yoko widodo has ruled out a nationwide lockdown instead hes ordered mass testing and 200 hospitals to be prepared for the anticipated surge in coded 900 patients. Here in beijing despite the reported drop in numbers the virus still looms large over public behavior temperature checks and social distancing are the new normal. In the i think its basically under control. And now most of the cases that are increasing are imported. And it looks like theres no more new domestic cases found i think its quite safe. A sense of security yet to spread to the rest of asia where the battle against coronavirus for many has only just begun. Its becoming increasingly likely that the Tokyo Olympics due to take place in july and august will be postponed because of the virus several qualifying events are already cancelled and pressure has been growing on authorities to consider a delay today japans Prime Minister shinzo ave acknowledged that risk agile in the games may be the only feasible course of action for weeks and even japan the International Olympic committee was prepared to countenance it now Prime Minister shinzo abhi has tabled the possibility of postpone it. But. If the circumstances make it impossible to hold the games as planned then we have no choice but to consider postponing the. I. O. C. President thomas back had been playing for time saying on sunday that the decision would be made within the next 4 weeks but pressure from athletes and associations has grown massively canada became the 1st country to announce that they would not send any athletes to the games shortly followed by australia where the local m. P. Committee is demanding a delay it gives certainly to the athletes to give certain to our sports and thats the most important thing over the weekend in japan where public life is yet to be restricted as in other countries 50000 people gathered to catch a glimpse of the olympic flame the country is experiencing a growth in coronavirus case numbers and experts have been warning of the danger of a wave of infections similar to those seen in europe plans are now being made to scale back the Olympic Torch Relay due to start on thursday for the games themselves postponement is looking increasingly inevitable. Thats become a popular way to get through self isolation with others saying from your balcony here in germany there are even linking up across the nation. In the lead to beethoven it could only be the great composers ode to joy from his 9th symphony musicians amateurs and professionals joined up to create a nationwide Symphony Orchestra on sunday. Coming up next our code 19 special stay tuned in just one minute. That people vote for you on facebook and twitter. To date and in touch. Fully. Dont look too cute. To get. Discovered. Substantial documentary. This is deja vu news in Berlin Germany in isolation mode what to expect from the partial shutdown just ordered by the government and why critics in some countries are demanding the opposite theyre calling for controlled herd immunity but what does that mean and what are the implications. Plus a race against time how the German Biotech Company keoghan is preparing for a run on coronavirus test kits. Im sumi someones going to thank you for joining me on todays covert 19 special the coronavirus is continuing to spread also in germany convincing chancellor Angela Merkel that stricter containment measures are necessary until now it had largely been left to the country states and municipalities to the contagion an approach that has created a patchwork of rules and guidelines the new measures are to be rolled out nation wide lets hear what the german chancellor announced. We have discussed today how all countermeasures 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 most effective measure. The new measures medical and state leaders decided to implement ban gatherings of more than 2 individuals with the exception of families and people who live together in one household now restaurants bars and cafes and other Non Essential Service providers must also close businesses offering food delivery and collection will be allowed to remain open commuting to work helping others and exercising alone outside will still be permissible the measures will initially remain in place for 2 weeks the new measures are one step closer to total lockdown but not there yet and germanys the strategy appears to be to ramp up the strictness of measures in a controlled way as it seeks to limit the spread of the virus and keep the numbers of severe cases manageable for the countrys Health System. Now in other European Countries there are also ongoing discussions about what measures to introduce and when some countries are focusing on the best ways to reach whats being called herd immunity a critical point in a pandemic when the number of people who have grown immune to the virus automatically limit its spread now for weeks the British Government for example voided implementing restrictions on Wider Society if the goal appeared to be to allow members of the community who are considered less vulnerable to be infected in orders to reach the Tipping Point of herd immunity sooner but after models show how badly u. K. Hospitals would be overwhelmed in such a scenario and the potentially hundreds of thousands of deaths it would cost priorities have shifted nonetheless british Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains hesitant about curfews. A point that i think people in to to be on the stand abide the timing of these measures youve got to impose these interventions in the spread of the epidemic the moment when they can have the maximum effect an awful lot when they have diabetes is hoping spreading the toll that whole movement to to impose. Curfews and prohibitions on movement and so on is that we will wait until i last until its the right moment to do it and thats always been how we being gods right lets bring in our science correspondent Garrick Williams for more on this hi derek so is now the right time for britain to be implementing these measures are they coming too late. Well i think that most experts would say for us johnson has gotten something very wrong here starting with the use of the word and to explain the thing as epidemics like one were saying dont follow into question or hunches they follow certain statistical projections which is why were able to model that mathematically the big fallacy with this comment is that from a prevention point of view the time to impose curfews on lock downs is not when large numbers of people are getting the disease its before a large numbers of people began to get that this is thats the only way to slow it down because theres an incubation period new infections and deaths are going to continue to rise for at least 2 to 3 weeks even after strict social distancing measures have been imposed so well only see the consequences of what we do today in 2 to 3 weeks thats one of the lessons that weve learned from china and italy if you wait until numbers shoot up to react with measures then ultimately many more people are going to get the infection and its going to kill a lot more of their convention this concept of herd immunity can you tell us more about what exactly it means and what role that plays and slowing the spread of the virus. Well a herd immunity is when so many people in a population are immune to an infection that effectively stops the disease from spreading there are 2 different ways that a person acquires immunity that you catch the disease and you build up an immune response that prevents you from being infected by the same bug in the future where youre vaccinated which fools the body into responding like it caught the disease even though it didnt but to return immunity it doesnt matter which of those 2 ways people have developed an immune response whats important is that as the number of people who are immune to the bug rises in a population it begins to spread more slowly lets say that at the beginning of an outbreak when no one has an immune and infected person gives it to 2 other people but once 50 percent of the population has acquired immunity an infected person can only give it to one other person rather than 2 thats because the other one would then they would have given it to is already protected because there are so rising immunity in the herd in society as a whole puts the brakes on the spread of the disease so are there ways to actually control the process of reaching herd immunity. Well most researchers ive been talking with to say its an interesting thought experiment one that you know this idea of controlled herd immunity but its one that has a couple of very serious flaws 1st we still know very little about about immunity to the virus or how long it lasts we assume theres going to be an immune to fact of some kind after someone gets over 1000. 00 but we still dont know enough about that its a its a major risk to just allow the virus to spread when you dont know whether people could quickly get it a 2nd time then there is the question of how controlled it would all remain you know the point behind social distancing measures is to slow the spread of the disease to flatten the curve and so you have medicines and vaccines and place herd immunity can also be reached with vaccines and they dont kill people if you allow people to catch them piracy but in a controlled setting then some of them are going to die and its far too easy to imagine a scenario where intentionally allowing people to catch the disease could spiral out of control and bring down the Health System so the message most researchers are sending as i think of course we want herd immunity but trying to get it by intentionally allowing people to get sick is going to cost lives probably a lot up until you have medications and a vaccine as tough as they are lockdowns and social distancing are better choices and what is the latest that youre seeing from researchers in the fight against the virus. Well theres a story on vaccines that caught my eye surely this weekends german biotech cure back which weve been hearing a lot about in the news is so confident that its approach is going to were they did announce to 2 days ago that its already wrapping up production up its a bit or and then you back candidates even though the company is still in very very early testing you know if you recall weve been hearing from top built authorities that itll take at least 18 months for just takes time but if youre confident the product is a good chance of working you can start making doses while testing is going on they dont work out you wasted time and effort but if you do then you save a lot of valuable time you know as maybe they will see an effective vaccine but you know that youre after all that would be an amazing achievement thanks for your lab and all the other companies out there trying to make. That some promising news there a Derrick Williams do you have any sign thank you very much well as we just heard here in Germany Pharmaceuticals Biotech Companies are racing to come up with a vaccine for the virus and to think of solutions to take pressure off of the Health Care System now one German Company called key again is producing diagnostic tests for covered 19 and its had to overhaul its operation in response to the crisis. Start herrick here again can barely keep up with demand the Biotech Company produces Molecular Diagnostics equipment now including a rapid test for the Novel Coronavirus production has been ramped up parasite. Yet somehow you know it could start side weve increased our output by more than 70 percent in a very short space of time. Were increasing production to such an extent that instead of producing 1500000. 00 tests per month well be making 20000000. 00 per month by the end of the yeah and thats one test is needed per patient of our time going on duff weve introduced a 3 shift per day system 7 days a week if you will to. The company reacted quickly to the new corona virus outbreak. Testing equipment thats been on the market since 2018 has been upgraded and can now diagnose a person for corona virus in just one hour. This rapid test is intended for use in hospitals and of our trees and it was approved for use in europe last week. As i have always fought on busy and this is a Global Challenge and the situation varies from country to country especially in how quickly they recognize the virus and whether or not they acted quickly Asian Countries like south korea responded much more quickly than countries like the u. S. Demand to storing all over the world and so its a Global Challenge to make Testing Facilities available everywhere so stern. Key against track record has also piqued the interest of other companies hoping to cash in. U. S. Law mica is now set to buy key again for around 10000000000 euros right in the thick of the current crisis. Shareholders have to approve the acquisition before it goes ahead. People across europe are being told to stay indoors many countries have severely restricted freedom of movement from parts of the u. S. To argentina the philippines and some countries have even declared a National Lockdown in a bid to slow the spread of the virus its a very different picture in japan Coronavirus Infections there have been increasing at a slow rate but experts fear that could suddenly change as the famous Cherry Blossoms start to appear various festivals are still set to go ahead and authorities fear that japan could witness a surge of new cases as people head outdoors to mark the start of spring. Right thank you for watching a covert 1900 special here on the w. We have the latest on the pandemic on our website get every dot com well be back with you at the top of the hour. Trying to change. The scene ability. Her mental friendships. Give globalisation a face biodiversity Species Conservation exploitation egoity. Human rights displacement. The global and current of local action. Global 3000. Next on d w. Is the shaman race destroying itself. 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