American households. Im calling aspen thanks for joining us its lee has set a nother record for the most deaths from corona virus in a single day nearly 1000. 00 people have died in the last 24 hours bringing the total death toll to over 9000 thats the highest number of any country and Health Officials say the worst may be yet to come oscar awards are still full there although doctors say the number of patients is now studying contagion rates appear to be slowing as well thats giving hope that the strict social controls may be working but the lock down is hitting the Italian Economy hard churches and charities are struggling to care for people in need of basic supplies. Our lets bring in journalist Seymour Gupta shes following the situation from rome sima 1st of course just lets talk about that that shocking number nearly 1000 people dead in just 24 hours of is there a sense that italy is is now approaching perhaps the peak of this crisis well call what the officials are telling us is that it is not near the peak it is not in the declining phase in fact we heard from the representatives of it to these National Health institute and they say the only thing they can point out terms of a slight light at the end of this dark tunnel is that the curve of contagion appears to be slightly flattening especially since the 20th of moxon they believe that that is a good sign now the president of the long but the region thats the hardest hit region that saw some 50 percent of those deaths that we saw in the one day close to a 1000 that massive he said that the region means see a decline in the next few days its hard to understand how these figures work with some such massive numbers but whats clear as well is the members of the institute of National Health that told us its inevitable that the lockdown period at least will be extended beyond that april date that was set earlier in this crisis i mean weve seen these uplifting videos of talian zz singing from their balconies what is it like there now i mean how difficult is it to keep that sort of spirit going in italy. Well call those flash mobs seem to have stopped i mean just dealing with these depressing figures is just hot to grasp at the immense nature of this tragedy youre talking about figures that could be a small village an entire village being obliterated just in the space of 24 hours its absolutely heartbreaking i think some italians maybe even many italians found some solace perhaps on friday when we saw pope francis go to st Peters Square and give this prayer to help those that are suffering and to pray for an end to this pandemic it was very dramatic those images of rain pouring on what was a n. T. Seem Peters Square and the pope francis standing in the middle prayed for this at the same time its those Health Care Workers that i the front line fighting this battle will so fall 46. 00 days and die as a result of covert 19 and boldin 6000 Health Care Workers are infected and they are the ones of course on the front lines of the pandemic synagogue to force in rome thank you for reporting. On the World Health Organization says norway and spain will be the 1st countries to Start Testing drugs to fight to cope and 19 and Health Officials are testing for medicines considered to offer the most promise in combat in this new disease spain is the 2nd worst hit country in the world after italy on friday spain saas highest one day rise of virus it tallies but more than 770. 00 people dying in 24 hours. Of burial in hazmat suits. One of thousands of victims of the corona Virus Outbreak in spain. Hospital staff in madrid dont need to see the statistics to know spain does not yet have a handle on the epidemic. It has been a deadly week for the country 2nd and daily fatalities only to italy. A shortage of equipment and medical staff has left doctors and nurses overwhelmed Amnesty International reports that over 9000 Spanish HealthService Workers have become infected with the virus more than any other country. Even healthy staff face isolation once they return home careful not to spread the disease to their families. Who are having a hard time you feel very lonely and then you go home and youre alone again you remember all the images you saw during the day and you keep thinking and thinking and you cant rest. And i said let you go home with the images in your head of everything you see here its very difficult to disconnect its impossible because you also feel helpless and sad. These days but their work is not in vain thousands have recovered because of their efforts. At this Field Hospital in madrid 34 year old. Is going home. One of the local. Cope with 19 and i was in this hospital for the last 4 days. I have to say that in the beginning i had a really bad time because i had that feeling of not being able to breathe. Thanks to all the support i received here all the measures that theyve taken it wasnt so hard. No medicine that will go for a long the ordeal is over but for spain the path to recovery is still uncertain. Take a look now at the latest developments in the. British prime minister. Johnson has become the 1st head of state to test positive for covert 19 johnson is self isolating zimbabwe has announced a 3 week total lockdown that will start on monday brazil is stopping all foreigners without residency permission from flying into the country that ban will also go into effect on monday and fears of a 2nd wave now in south korea the country reporting 146 new coronavirus cases thats the highest number in a week. U. S. President donald trump assigned a 2 trillion dollar Coronavirus Relief bill into law following its passage through congress it is the biggest stimulus bill in the nations history and it passed with strong support from both republicans and democrats it comes as the number of confirmed cases of corona virus in the u. S. Past 100000. The u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy docking in los angeles to ease the strain on local facilities with american now reporting more cases of coronavirus than any other country and the number of deaths rising sharply back up is urgently needed. President trump signed off on the biggest economic stimulus package in u. S. History with strong backing from both democrats and republicans americas bravely battling this pandemic through cutting edge medical innovation and rational deliberate and determined vigilance no effort will be spared in winning this war at the center of the fight making move insulators urgently needed to keep critically ill coronavirus patients alive in hospital trampas used Emergency Powers to force General Motors to Start Building ventilators boeing will produce face u s. New york remains the center of the outbreak with almost half of all confirmed u. S. Cases the Main Convention center is now a makeshift Field Hospital and another Navy Hospital ship is due to arrive in new york harbor on monday this is an invisible beast it is an insidious beast this is not going to be a short deployment this is not going to be that you go out there for a few days we work hard and we go home this is going to be weeks and weeks and weeks while corona hotspots like new york are preparing for a long battle trump wants to talk to experts next week about easing restrictions in areas which are not yet as badly affected well here in europe the production lines for volkswagen may have come to a screeching halt because of the pandemic but in china the company is ramping up production once again for now the worlds biggest carmaker is getting by without government help but here in Germany Company management is having its patience test. Folks bargain is losing 2000000000 euros a week costs have already been radically cut back and in germany alone 80000 workers have been forced on to short time or leave the companys outlook gets worse with every day its factories remain shut it and theres no sign of things improving the spanish the spanish plants are at a standstill as are italian factories just like over spark implants in europe. The situation is particularly bad in spain because the growing number of new cases remains very high. With the economic harm only increasing folks morgan is lobbying for a swift end to the National Lockdown in germany. Meanwhile the situation remains critical this week fee w. Said its extending its german plant closures until the 9th of april at the very least the chinese city where the global coronavirus pandemic began has hardly eased travel restrictions people are now allowed to enter han but they cannot get leave the city was put on lockdown in january as covert 1000 cases soared according to official statistics the number has since dropped sharply and only one new case has been reported there in the past week local Health Officials say theyre working to prevent the outbreak from flaring up once again. Overall class Health Systems like in many countries in europe theyre struggling to cope with the coronavirus and demick and poorer nations with even weaker infrastructure know they could be hit hard next thats why despite relatively low numbers of reported cases so far india has put its 1300000000 citizens into blocked out the situations force those used to working with little to make do with even less. Lockdown and social distancing dont appear to be making much of a difference to life at Delhi Central market except that masks are on sale for in vegetable sellers have to provide for the citys 20000000. 00 residents. One of them is raj ridge oriya this stall may look full but after 5 days of lockdown coming up with fresh fruit is a challenge. To me i couldnt get 5 or 6 things on my list a tool there are hardly any imported products even indian products are hard to come by. Central delhi is nearly empty india has good reason to fear corona virus a densely populated country with a Poor Health System makes an outbreak too terrifying to contemplate the police are taking the lockdown seriously videos on social media are said to show how theyre responding to those without a reason to be out hunger is also a problem improvised soup kitchens have sprung up 90 percent of workers are day laborers and are now out of a job rajkumar drives a rickshaw but not for the next few weeks. I dont even have money for tea i couldnt survive without a place like this you get food here in a big city like delhi no were not soft to others. This Aid Organization relies on donations. The government has pledged support for 800000000 indians about half the population how that might work remains unclear. With hardly getting any food prices of almost doubled and the money the government has promised hasnt arrived yet. From home the head of indias chamber of commerce is working to ease supply shortages hes heard reports from around the country of trucks getting caught up in the lockdown. So. Did the. Districts and. By the end of the day joria was able to secure a good amount of fruit. The indians are crisis masters he said and theyll get through this one somehow. I want you to be news live from berlin a reminder you can get all the latest news and headlines on the krona virus 247 on our website thats t w dot com or you can follow us on twitter at d. F. W. 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