Virus. And how to control a pandemic in one of the worlds most densely populated territory. In singapore hope heavy penalties for Rule Breakers even jail time will defend widespread infection. And michael thanks for joining us the current virus is reaching across the globe starting to spread more rapidly across africa with more than a 1000 infections south africa is the worst hit nation on the continent the country has just begun a 3 Week National walk down and local authorities are taking a hard line in enforcing it. Were no no mother no the army is out on the streets here in one of johannesburgs poor neighborhoods its trying to enforce what seems difficult for many staying at home for the lead waba family lockdown means 6 people sharing 12 square metres that normally only happens at night when they sleep and they have no Running Water they have to collect it themselves from a tap a kilometer away. Social distancing doesnt really work here but its badly needed millions suffer from tuberculosis and aids and at particular risk as night. We have no choice we have to come to this place to get water and to go to the toilet. The main roads are almost empty this is one of the strictest lockdowns in the world only those in essential services such as hospitals are allowed to go to work food shopping is allowed but the queues are often long and few here keep their distance. I know that i cant go to work and that worries me i dont know if my employer will still need me after the lockdown is over. The standstill will likely remain many businesses in south africa but fear of the uncontrolled spread of the virus is even greater because it could spell the collapse of the countrys already stretched health service. The covered 900 is threatening countries in regions with advanced health care respirators gloves face in hospital beds are all crucial in fighting the virus and theyre severely lacking in gaza authorities in the densely populated palestinian territory worried the virus could spread unchecked where than 2000000 people live under strict blockades from both israel and egypt. Its been less than a week since the coronavirus reached gaza but already its clear that the territory is woefully under a quit to cope with the pandemic well thirtys are doing what they can. As the municipality is organizing the cleaning and sterilising of the markets in an attempt to prevent the spread of the corona virus. Were doing this despite being short of facilities and equipment. It is our duty to try to prevent the virus from spreading. The u. N. Has already warned that the crumbling infrastructure will not be up to the challenge basic health care and sanitation it says simply inadequate. Members of the Palestinian Islamic jihad armed wing the out could brigade taking to the streets not to demonstrate or bully but to join the effort to stop the virus from spreading. Business to is contributing its expertise this gaza factory is producing protective clothing for medical workers to its own design. That we want to protect ourselves and medical stuff production has reached around 1000 suits so far there are 6 factories working for us. Mosques in the palestinian territory have closed while mass rallies planned for next week along the border with israel have been cancelled. People in gaza doing what they can to prepare for the pandemic but their poor remain ditties and infrastructure mean its likely to hit them hard. Ok were going back to south africa correspondent adrian krege adrian this of course is only the day 3 of a 21 day long down how well is it working so far. But you can see behind me the streets are rather empty just a few people outside its going to do shopping which is still allowed this is plenty of checkpoints on the streets off cape town here but so far so good they are some issues however that i was able to opt for a big problem is the Homeless People who came might be able to see it right behind me here theyre still dozens of them on the street that ive seen throughout town although the president promised a week ago that they will be taken off the streets that the states will take a on them this has obviously not happened also some of the people who work in essential services working for supermarkets for example complained to me that is very difficult for them to get to work public transport is still running for them but they told me the busses overcrowded and this of course should not be the case when youre having a lockdown and when youre trying to stop the spread of the virus and you know i have to say its difficult to watch the report that we just gave viewers. And not ask yourself do these people stand a chance there are fundamental infrastructure problems that make fighting coded 19 i think. Clearly an enormous effort what is the government doing to address those issues. Absolutely i mean the president said we have to do this lockdown because otherwise our Health System might just collapse 80 percent of the many poor population relies on the Public Health sector and its already overwhelmed weve created in the report its could be a major challenge if the numbers continue to increase like they do now experts believe only after 2 weeks of the doc down theres a chance that the number of new infections will decrease but even that is of course not guaranteed and nobody knows how the situation could possibly develop specially in the poor areas in the townships where people live in very crowded spaces under very difficult circumstances how patient can these people be and how will the states cater for them because many of them dont have savings they will not be able to so wife basically if they dont have a job and they dont have anything to do. Whats the emotional reaction that people are having to. Well i mean you basically are not allowed to do anything any more than shopping or go to hospitals youre not allowed to have a walk to go out with your dog or do some talking all this is banned so obviously it is difficult for people but as i said i think the people most affected are the ones in crowded townships at the moment and this is really interesting in the next week to see how they are really trying to cope with the situation and if the state will really be able to bring resources to this off the city and off the country to support the poor population ageing increase in south africa for us thank you. For. Lets take a look at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world today. U. S. President donald trump has backed down from his controversial idea to quarantine the region around new york which has nearly half of all cases and deaths in the country instead authorities ordered a Domestic Travel advisory the u. S. Has the most infections globally with nearly 125000 confirmed infections. Confinement restrictions in hungary went into effect on saturday through april 11th meaning people may only leave their homes if absolutely necessary. Hold into scheduled shopping times between 9 am and 12 pm others are only allowed to shop at other times. Hundreds of passengers have been evacuated from a luxury cruise liner hit by the. 4 people died on board the. 2 tested positive passengers without symptoms have been transferred to a sister ship authorities lifted a ban to allow the vessels through the panama canal to florida. Russias state controlled oil company will sell its assets in venezuela to a Russian State Company the oil giant says the move is due to u. S. Sanctions the u. S. Company to halt venezuelan operations which help bolster the government of embattled president nicolas maduro. A tornado has ward through the u. S. State of arkansas and saturday injuring 6 people and causing major damage to a Shopping Mall in local airport due to the corona virus most stores in the mall were closed likely lessening the number of people at risk from the severe weather. There are stories in singapore a looking to enforce stricter social distancing measures as coronavirus cases are on the rise in the city state the crowded region is racing to learn from experiences elsewhere to keep infection rates low. Keeping you have to students isnt easy and it tends he populated cities state authorities in singapore are doing everything they can to help keep people apart mockers on the floor of a bubble tea shop at the ordering machines of a mcdonalds restaurant. Even on public bench as. After a recent spike in infections brought in from have a c. S. Tough punishments will now be imposed on anyone wants the rules. Intentionally standing or sitting less than a meter away from someone could land you in prison for up to 6 months and incur a fine of up 210000 singapore donnas about 6000 euros i think i would if. I. Were in this case. Read them to make. Sure that people would. Contact tracing and close monitoring of new cases have helped singapore keep infection rates low and its meant the city has so far avoided going into a total lockdown if people here want to keep their remaining freedom theyd better continue to mine the gap. Builders has a been a major exception in these times most countries have practically cancelled public life including sports matches but bill this is Football League has been playing on and despite Health Concerns fans arent shying away from the last holdout for Live Football on the continent. Most of europe has suspended sporting events and large gatherings its not been long get a crowded football stadium is already a jarring sight but the new normal in belarus is still the old normal and top flight matches like saturdays main star b. Are still underway in front of full houses. Albeit with some coronavirus precautionary measures included and football isnt the only thing much of life has gone largely unchanged in the Eastern European country the authoritarian state has long had extremely tight travel restrictions and so far has reported only a few cases of the virus president alexander that has encouraged people to continue business as usual claiming that working with tractors and in the fields has healing power for agricultural laborers despite the panic the virus has unleashed around the world many fans and make sure their president s attitude. Will keep coming to the stadium until its no longer allowed to present and said that working on tractors would cure everyone so well be fine. Theyre currently the only football fans in europe with anything to cheer about although that could change if the Coronavirus Crisis ends up having substantial impact on belarus. Around the world weve seen communities applauding the efforts of Health Care Workers whove been on the front lines of the Global Pandemic starting this weekend france also began and began paying tribute on the eiffel tower in the Nations Capital the special light show is capped off with a simple and messy and a reminder for everyone in paris and everywhere else under lockdown to stay at home. So if isolation hasnt stopped the water dam philharmonic from performing what you might call a confinement concert the musicians came together virtually from their homes but each playing their part the resulting video has been watched online more than a 1000000 times in the last day well leave you now with their performance of the joy. I am. I am. I am absolutely
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