In spain the fears grow for the countrys elderly amid reports that some Nursing Homes have been practically are banned in by workers relatives are turning to Digital Technology to help keep in contact. Im called aspen thanks for joining us italy remains europes epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic a short while ago cities and towns across the nation held a minute of silence to honor its victims. Flags nationwide were lowered to half mast like here in rome as overburdened hospitals and Health Workers struggle to cope cope in 1000 hasnt. That did nearly 102000 people in italy and more than 11 and a half 1000 people have died a nationwide lockdown has been in place for weeks and the government has warned that it could go on for much longer. Correspondent is following developments for us in rome and i asked her whether todays ceremony also marks a shifting mood in the country. You know salute the right car i mean we had sitting on balconies applause for Health Care Workers trying to say keep it up everything will be all right well get through this lets support each other but today really i think a sign perhaps of the song reality that everyone is facing these staggering figures of the number of people who have lost their lives those that have died with cove it 19 more than 11500 people and off that 11500 there are as well 61 doctors a sign of what the Health Care Workers are putting themselves at risk in order to help those who need it bulls in this very dark time for its need so youre right the Town Councils around the country or maybe retake this bill but remembering the victims but ordering those Health Care Workers as well all a mosque flags are flying at half mast and its not just the 2 but of course the vatican city as well is putting a flag down half mast in solidarity with those suffering from this and not just here to teach but also around the world so yes a somber moment indeed its its a tough fight ahead as the numbers of deaths continue to be staggering 812 in the last 24 oz that have died with cope with 19 even though the authorities are stressing that the number of infections. Seem a residence theyve been under a Strict Lockdown for weeks now and it was supposed to come to an end this friday now its been announced it will go on until Easter Sunday what is that a blow to morale how are people coping there with this long walk down. Well one just has to look at the psychological stress for a lot of people i mean those who have jobs still and can work from home yes they are trying to juggle things with their Children School as well just to manage everything while being stuck indoors and coming out just to shop for groceries and he said shelves but thats it theres a little bit to real stress were seeing more and more cases of people stories of people not being able to even have enough money to buy groceries particularly in the south of the country where we do see a rise in the number of infections but also its the part of the country that has the highest Unemployment Rate and so you have many people whine bolted illegal clandestine work and even that of course has dried up so people dont have enough money to buy food now this is why the government stepped in with this announcement of 400000000 euros being handed out to Town Councils 8000 Town Councils throughout the country to be had to go who needed the most vouches food which is just so they could get food to feed themselves and their families seem a good to reporting for us from rome as it only pauses admit day to honor in nearly 11600 people who have died from the outbreak there so far thank you very much. To spain now which has europes 2nd highest death toll behind italy nearly 8200 deaths there spain has also surpassed china in the number of victims but the elderly at high risk Nursing Homes in spain have been overwhelmed by the number of infections the reports of dire conditions even dead bodies being left beds for hours banned from visiting relatives or fearful for their loved ones of course on a young fellow shots as this report from seville. What is happening behind these windows concerns many spaniards almost 2000 nursing home residents have died after contracting the corona virus every day more homes are affected nothing more dangerous uncle has parkinsons and lives in a nursing home in Southern Spain a while ago he learned that the 1st cases of coronavirus had been diagnosed there too since then he tells me the residents of the nursing home and their relatives have become increasingly worried. So what are they doing to do with a difficult situation. Care workers complain about terrible conditions in many homes they say theres not enough protective clothing and that hundreds of their colleagues are infected authorities are investigating reports that some workers went home after the 1st cases were identified leaving residents forgotten in their beds the dramatic situation in many Nursing Homes has shocked people here in spain the spender society takes pride in its Strong Family ties and in taking well kael people possible. Criminal neglect and the feeling of hopelessness among family members starts to affect the so. Vent a lot of spread steer that the situation in Nursing Homes might get worse in the coming days. In the nursing home where morenos unclear lives the management has set up whats approved now but often the other relatives feel a little bit closer to their loved ones. Lets bring in young Philip Schultz he filed that report for us from spain and you mention in the report that spain is a country that takes pride in caring for its elderly how is it then possible for the situation in these Nursing Homes to get that. I think the main problem is that the government has realized the true extension of the problem quite late they have only seen it when hundreds of nursing aunts have already been infected with the corona virus so the main problem at the moment is that a lot of nurses and Health Care Workers say they are still trying to do that best regarding the difficult situation and the lack of equipment but on the other sites they investigate have to investigate if there has been maybe possible criminal neglect but some people also say that officials try to point fingers at people in the Health Care Sector when they should also address their own shortcomings. Now you can see its starting to rain theres hope youre in a dry spot i just want to ask you about the Current Situation in spain a 3rd highest number of corona virus infections 13000 Health Workers infected give us an update on whats going on in spain right now. You have a situation its still a very difficult i have some contradictory feelings on the one hand the situations very tense when i go to a supermarket here i see a lot of for worried faces i see a lot of very sad face its one of the only places where theres still some sort of social interaction on the other hand theres also some told that the situation might get better in the coming days. Representative of the Health Ministry addressed to the public yesterday and said that speak might be reached in the coming days but i think what makes it increasingly difficult for families is that the economic uncertain see a lot of people fear to lose their jobs and there are new studies that the economy cost is about 50000000000 euros at the moment. John Philip Schultz in spain for us stay dry stay healthy thanks for reporting. I lets take a look now at some other coronavirus developments the World Health Organization is warning that though the focus is now in europe and the United States the coronavirus pandemic is still cold far from over in asia and in the Pacific Region indonesias president yoko we doto has declared a National Emergency as that countrys number of corona virus cases spikes now to more than 1500 Germanys Foreign Ministry has confirmed that e. U. Countries have sent medical equipment to iran its the 1st time a transaction has been conducted under a new trade mechanisms created to circumvent u. S. Sanctions and russia has reported its largest one day rise in new cases some 500 bringing that countrys total number of infections to more than 2300. 00 well brazil has latin americas highest number of reported coronavirus cases more than 4500. 00 there but that hasnt stopped the countrys populist president year bull snarl from downplaying the danger posed by the pandemic Brazils Health minister has openly contradicted the president saying people need to protect themselves through social distancing now social media giants are stepping into the fray there were moving posts showing the president disregarding Public Health advice. Brazils far right president jebel sinatra likes to portray himself as a man of the people. But his closeness to the people in these images has proved too much the social media platforms Facebook Instagram and twitter. Theyve now removed this video accusing boston r. O. Of putting lives at risk by ignoring official guidelines on social distancing but also narrow is unrepentant. This total isolation if it goes on like this in the future we will have a serious problem with the brutal amount of unemployment it will take years to resolve. With. The president alleges his aim is to protect the poor who are suffering the most those jobs are destroyed because of quarantine measures he says people need to get back to work but this stance has put him at odds not just with official advice from Health Professionals imploring people to stay at home but also with the majority of brazil state governors and many local politicians theyre busy repurchasing venues such as the samba drome in rio turning it into a shelter for the homeless and vulnerable for the duration of the pandemic bracing for the onslaught. I think everyones appeal is stay at home the home is this one it will be the spaces that are being offered so the ideal is that they stay here and do not walk around the streets and be exposed to such a lethal virus these are huge borscht in our view if you dont that. As a number of infections and deaths increases another big concern is how to stop the virus spreading among the citys favelas here theres often no Running Water or electricity and people are increasingly dependent on food handouts. Now lets take a look at some of the stories making headlines this hour workers at an Amazon Warehouse in new york city have staged a walkout over Workplace Safety thats after one employee at the facility tested positive for the corona virus one warehouse worker was fired after publicizing the protest on social media. Ford and General Electric say theyll produce 50000 emergency ventilators in the next 100 days a joint carmaker g. M. In the race to repurpose factory lines to produce ventilators hospitals across the u. S. Are urgently seeking the devices as they deal with an onslaught of coronavirus patients. British airways has suspended all of its flights from Gatwick Airport outside london due to the coronavirus get because britains 2nd busiest airports and a major hub for the countrys flagship carrier the airline continues to fly out of heathrow but capacity is down by 75 percent thats similar to other airlines around the world. Dana is to become the 1st german city to make facemasks obligatory as of next week the new rule will apply to shops public transport and buildings with foot traffic the move was initiated by local Business Owners you know with already say key workers will be equipped locals can use scarves or homemade masks. If you want d. W. 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In times of corona data might be one of the key weapons to curtail the pandemic the data on our smartphones for example that can show nearly every step we take every step people around us take scientists estimate that one infected person passes the virus on to around 2 to 3 people on average so what if we used all the data that we already have on our smart phones to track people infected with the coronavirus and more on those who had contact with a carrier prevent more infections build Something Like a digital bassinet in south korea that seems to of been one of the keys to keep their infection curve flat surveillance can data truckie help us fight the Current Crisis. This is the news welcome to our special coverage of the global covert 19 outbreak today want to take a closer look at south korea country was hit hard by the corona virus early on but now it has seen a steep decline in new covert 19 cases compare that with the numbers in germany they are currently nearly 10 times as high. Kumba number for germany in recent weeks it appears south korea has launched the range in the disease and without closing down public life to a degree we are seeing in europe and elsewhere now how. Nobody knows exactly but many use of Internet Technology to share come from patients occasions and travel information directly with the public seems to help quite a lot i actually. So 3 a seems to be battling the coronavirus covert 19 effectively without implementing a complete lockdown in addition to rigorous and innovative testing for the virus online applications and social networking have been crucial to encourage ongoing Public Participation in the battle against the corona virus every day south Korean Health authorities send Text Messages to everyones smartphones the advisories remind people to avoid large groups practice to meter safe distancing and regularly disinfect their homes leaving the windows open. So Korean Health authorities emergency alerts share the locations of new coronavirus patients people can then follow the links to detailed patient tracking data Web Developers like home have collected and aggregated that information to more user friendly websites up to provide the troubled history of each patient. Thats in the text so even if he. Read that place name you dont really know where exactly to locate it so i try to put that out on a map so that people can. Officially see where its exactly look at it so that they know if theyve been to that place the south korean public has become a bit complacent as the pen demick drags on so websites like this may help remind people that the risk of infection is still out there and possibly nearby there are a lot of people like the thiele in korea. Because they think they didnt have any contact with the patient with this website they have a better idea of that and they can really deal with situations since their creation in late january in early february independent coronavirus patient tracking web sites have received millions of page views offering users reassuring information on. When the corona virus became a threat i downloaded the app since started using them to understand the situation you can see where infected people have been and avoid going there it helps to stop the virus from spreading. So 3 has managed to flatten the curve in reduced new cases of the coronavirus in recent weeks although Health Officials here still worry about potential new clusters. Well from Seoul South Korea im now joined by Professor John one son associate professor at the bar and school of Planning UniversityCollege London professor after a peek at the beginning of march south korea has kept new infections very low you say besides a Testing Program thats due to surveillance how yes tracing through to Surveillance Technology played a pretty part in this fight against the corner. If the country has pretty be complicity with testing if you dont know who to test the Testing Capacity has only limited the use so to find out who to test disobedience technology was really cool so the coolies to find though that it would be one in every single one the patient to confirm the patient contacted in the past so ted way you can find out who this patient could fighters from and who this patient could have been itas to what kind of data exactly has the government there gathered. Because the initial data is the interview of People Experts interview interview patients who too is king rarity in but then they sent up with. This to police state. Resources overtaken through police and thats a credit card transaction movie like point look asians and this is cities so this movie a form every every movie Points Service networks have information about where mobile phone has been through g. P. S. And the trances ebook connection and its taken the critic cars is again the banks can tell you really and when detestation happened so combination of these 2 well it gives you a lot of cars so for example if a keshia was patient for example everest every single customers or potential patients they had to be tested and using credit card or of course you can find out all day with a critical scholars and then says the t. B. s can give you even more finite movement to data. To the patient to talk to in the past who the patient to pointing to poor example and then someone can i just interrupt you did only thing profess a this it is dangerous when a government can track every step of its citizens it is certainly is so this is this is an emergency manager who will only when the only when the president of troops it is then to put it is a controlled access to these authorities or with a tower through police so when this situation is over they dont have a very dated dont get us to stay longer professor dont want song joining us live from seoul in south korea thank you very much for this and what. Thank you. Now that answers a few questions about how south korea handled the fight against the virus but fresh questions around the global outbreak arise every day. Your questions most important and you have sent us plenty Facebook Twitter and email and to answer them at least the problem every day heres our science correspondent williams. If we start Data Tracking are there any assurances in place the Technology Wont be used against us in the future that depends a lot on the country i think where you reside any assurances put in place will have to come from governments now theres no question that digital surveillance measures like cell phone tracking that are used to trace the contacts of someone who has been infected are one of the most effective ways that we have now to find out who else might have been exposed but the big fear of course is that once given the right to track their citizens in this way some governments might continue to do it once the Current Crisis is over and it needs to be addressed and the legislation expanding the rights of governments to track their own citizens striking the right balance between outbreak oversight and data privacy is not going to be easy. On what data can be used to track the spread of the coronavirus. Well nowadays practically all of us leave a kind of trail of digital bread crumbs behind us as we move through our lives if you have g. P. S. Or bluetooth turned on on your phone for instance than that can provide pretty specific information as to your whereabouts or who you might have come close to other information that can be used as for example when or where you might have made purchases with a bank card or a credit card and then of course in places that are directly monitored by c. C. T. V. You can employ facial Recognition Technology to pretty precisely determine exactly when someone was where in south korea which has so far had some of the greatest success at containing the virus without resorting to drug kone and measures like lock downs tracking the Previous Movement of people who tested positive has relied on a company. Of all those measures. Can big data help us avoid a 2nd corona Virus Outbreak and the short answer to that is no the only thing that will stop coated 1000 for gerd is herd immunity which hopefully we will acquire through a vaccine in the not all too distant future however there are many ways that big data techniques can help us better control any future outbreaks they can help us recognize when ones beginning at an earlier stage to start with and dell also tell us a lot more about what measure is being instigated all over the world at the moment actually work best so even if it doesnt solve the coronavirus problem for us big data is providing valuable information all the time on how we can hopefully solve the problem ourselves. And. 19 special coverage for today from all on the pandemic to check out all social Media Channels and our website thats the w dot com which has dedicated covert 19 pages in 30 languages. 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