Contact and smokers light up one last time in tokyo restaurants a ban on indoor smoking goes into effect one of the last major cities where it is still allowed its hope that the bad will also help fight the spread of the coronavirus. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program italy remains europes epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic earlier today cities and towns across the nation held a minute of silence to honor its victims. Are our. Flags nationwide were lowered to half mast like here in rome as overburdened hospitals and health worker. Struggle to cope covert 1000 has infected nearly 102000 people in italy and more than 11 and a half 1000 have died and nationwide lockdown has been in place for weeks and the government has warned it could not go on for much longer. And joining me now from rome is correspondent seem a good death so you know its striking really to see this shift in italy since the outbreak began i mean we had videos a few weeks ago of residents on a balcony singing and now silence and youre absolutely right sara i mean its from singing to silence singing for solidarity and signs really to remember all the victims the more than 11500 victims people who have died with covert 19 as well as to all know the Health Care Workers that are fighting this infection this fictious disease unsporting to remember all of that more than 11500 victims did you do have at least 61. 00 doctors that have lost their lives to quote 19 of the flags wolf flying at half mast all throughout each see as well as at the vatican and a real a somber reality of that stand greenfield for many people to remember that said that the authorities are trying to stress the fact that the number of new infections does appear to be stabilizing and some have approached projected that perhaps the peak of infection could arrived within the next 7. 00 to 10. 00 days and in the meantime we know that residents have been under Strict Lockdown for weeks now it was supposed to end on friday but now its been extended until at least april 12th thats Easter Sunday how are people coping with such a long lockdown like this. You know youre right its day 22 now of this lockdown in a lot of families of course theres a massive psychological stress just being cooped up at home and having to juggle work life as well as family life and school life for their children thats for those who are lucky enough to have jobs unfortunately there are those that are really struggling literally do make ends meet because either unemployed or for instance particularly in the south of the country which is poorer and has a high Unemployment Rate you have people who often do clandestine work or work in the black as they say even that work has run out and so they are struggling just to buy food to feed their families and thats why the government has set aside 400000000 euros to be distributed among all the Town Councils that they will use to set up to dodges so that people can feed themselves and their families and there will be an additional 4300000000 euros of help on its way that said though there is concern about the Economic Impact all of this is having here in italy and theres some concern that the European Countries north should be doing more to help in italy and perhaps create a more. Solidarity in terms of helping italy deal with its debt crisis as well and so a lot of medias as well as regional officials have written a letter to germany for a greater coordination is as one has done after will war to all kinds of measures on the Table Including a socalled corona bond sima group to joining us with the view from rome today thank you. Well now we have to spain which has europes 2nd highest death toll behind italy with nearly 82000 deaths spain has also surpassed china in the number of victims with the elderly at high risk Nursing Homes in spain have been overwhelmed by the number of infections there are reports of dire conditions with dead bodies left in beds for hours banned from visiting relatives are feel feel for their loved ones our correspondent john Philip Schultz has this report from seville. What is happening behind these windows concerns many spaniards almost 2000 nursing home residents have died after contracting the coronavirus every day more homes are affected rafael morenos uncle has parkinsons and lives in a nursing home in Southern Spain a while ago he learned that the 1st cases of corona virus 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 it just because at least. I cant work has complained 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 their bets 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 ok all of these people possible criminal neglect and the feeling of helplessness among family members have started to affect the south. And a lot of spaniards fear that the situation in Nursing Homes might get worse in the coming days. In the nursing home where often more dangerous unclear lives the management has set up a whats at group now that i fail and the other relatives feel a little bit closer to their loved ones. And lets get more now with correspondent john Philip Schultz whos driving us from spain and you mentions there in that report that spain is a country that really takes pride in caring for its Elderly Population so how is it possible for the situation in these Nursing Homes to get so bad. The main problem this that the government has understood the true extent of the problems in the Nursing Homes way too late when hundreds of places had already been inspected find a grownup virus so we have to wait son serving the investigators come up with 3 got into the criminal neglect also a lot of nurses and family members say that most stuff and worse than the Nursing Homes are trying to do their best trying to follow the rules despite the horrible situation and despite the lack of protective gear for themselves and some say that officials tried to point fingers at each other when they should also look at their own children from france at the moment and when we look at the numbers spain now has the 3rd highest number of corona virus infections worldwide and 13000 of those are Health Workers what is the situation like there overall. The situation is becoming increasingly intense its the 4th day in a row now with more than 800 people dying every day so that people are worried when i go to a supermarket i see a lot of very faces on the other hand officials also try to be optimistic and say that the teac might be reached in the coming days but i think what makes it especially difficult family is the Economic Uncertainty because they dont know if they will lose their jobs maybe in the next weeks and they are studies that up to 50 percent of the people against paying out straight students then drops down Philip Schultz thank you. And now lets look at some ways covert 1000. 00 is impacting the Business World 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. British airways has suspended all flights from Gatwick Airport outside of london due to the coronavirus gatwick is britain 2nd Busiest Airport and a major hub for the countrys flagship carrier the airline continues to fly out of heathrow but capacity is down by 75 percent similar to other airlines around the world and game it 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 OwnersAuthorities Say they key workers will be equipped locals and use scarves or homemade masks. Brazil has latin americas highest number of reported coronavirus cases more than 4500 but that hasnt stopped the countrys populous president jay adelson auto from downplaying the danger posed by the pandemic Brazils Health minister has openly contradicted the president saying that people need to protect themselves through social distancing now social media giants are stepping into the fray theyre removing posts showing the president disregarding Public Health advice. Brazils far right president. Likes to portray himself as a man of the people. But his closeness to the people in these images has proved too much for social media platforms Facebook Instagram and twitter. Theyve now removed this video accusing both sonora 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 a 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 as 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. A huge portion of our view is 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. Well germany france and britain have sent essential medical supplies to iran to help it fight the coronavirus the German ForeignMinistry Said that it had for the 1st time activated a trade mechanism that circumvents u. S. Sanctions on iran there are now almost 45000 confirmed cases in iran and nearly 3000 people have died reports say that the goods delivered could include lab test equipment body suits and gloves 6. And joining us is Political Correspondent nina has a sin you know we have these 3 European Countries essentially trading with iran and thats in effect thumbing their noses at washington and these u. S. Sanctions so how exactly does this trade mechanism work well its called in sticks the instrument for the support of trading exchanges and basically you have to imagine it like some sort of a Trading Platform where you have one European Company for example that wants to order something from iran and instead of paying the money to iran it then pays the money to in stakes and in stakes can then use that money to pay another European Company that may for example have send Cancer Treatment pills and such things to iran so no money is exchanged just information and therefore no sanctions this deal it came about because of the coronavirus pandemic which has hit iran particularly hard so how does tehran stand to benefit also in the longer term now. Yeah the europeans set up this instrument right after the u. S. Withdrew from the nuclear deal with iran just over a year ago the europeans want to preserve this deal and they want iran to stick to its promises and therefore they want to keep some sort of trade going with iran and it was very clear fairly early on that the europeans would have to focus on humanitarian goods but these are especially what iran needs right now you said it the country is extremely affected by the corona crisis and it just cant get hold of vital medical goods to combat the virus just because the banks are afraid to do any sort of deal with iran for fear of u. S. Sanctions and the German Foreign ministry has told us that it cant or wont release any more details as to just what was sent and how much and who sent it where but that theyre very hopeful that this is not the last of such transactions in fact they added that some 50 European Companies have now expressed interest in doing such a transaction via and sticks and what do the transactions mean for the Iran Nuclear Deal which the u. S. Banned ins 2 years ago i believe it is a big step in d restoring the credibility of the europeans insteps instrument was criticized very severely by the iranian officials because for a year no transaction happened via this platform and so at last no something has happened Political Correspondent you know has a thank you. On the United States the death toll from covert 1000 now exceeds 3000 more than a 3rd of those victims are from new york state whose governor has issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers andrew cuomo called the number of deaths staggering meanwhile a u. S. Navy hospital ship has arrived to help relieve pressure on the citys hospitals. A welcome sight for new york as the battle against the corona virus ramps up. A u. S. Navy medical ship with a 1000 beds docked in new york harbor on monday. The mayor spoke of the citys frayed nerves with hospitals are already stretched to a breaking point weve all been through a lot these last few weeks. And we needed this boost we needed this hope thats being created by our brothers and sisters the u. S. Navy marine corps central park in the middle of manhattan is the latest site to be taken over by a Field Hospital but new york has been caught in a war of words President Donald Trump says that medical equipment already in place should be enough for the city but the mayor and the state governors say they both need more help from the federal government to be ready for whats coming. It is a fundamental blunder. To only prepare for today thats why in some ways we are where we are weve been at behind this virus from day one you have this scientist in the data projections show you a curve the curve goes like this youre over here prepare for the high point of the curve and do it now when you can do it the night before. Medics have become the heroines and heroes of the day and monday was Even National doctors day but in new york theyve had no chance to celebrate their on the front lines in a city or the coronavirus death toll is rising rapidly. And Coronavirus Travel restrictions across the globe have left large numbers of tourists stranded thousands of kilometers from home many are now relying on flights chartered by their National Governments to return home some 175000 germans have been repatriated since the start of the pandemic but another 25000 remain stuck abroad for one group of tourists in peru its not clear when they will be allowed to leave and life under lockdown is proving challenging. A host im with cool rain then quickly back inside the hospital in the tourist time of cuzco in the andes where theres a curfew in force. At meal times social distancing over 70 tourists is staying in this hostel some may be infected with the coronavirus none of them are allowed to leave town and may be for a month or even longer german tourist tees book find is one of them. I think it was the 24th of march that was when everything was closed down and full lock down police in front of the door street blocked off nothing coming in or going out since then the supply of food and water isnt completely stable to people here have a fever they are seeking showing typical coverage symptoms. At side because kobes emblems a ghost in the square in front of the cathedral deserted it used to be buzzing with tourists most of them here for the same purpose to visit the ruins of much of picchu it was here that u. T. S. Tennis holiday fun came to an abrupt end. This calls it would have been a tax kind of racism towards europeans some supermarkets would let us in the us stuck in cuzco and unwanted its a plight shared by many tourists who hope that governments can soon arrange flights to get the might. And lets take a look now at some other ways coronaviruses affecting people around the world russia has reported its biggest one day rise in new cases some 500. 00 bringing the countrys total to more than 2300 authorities in belgium have confirmed the death of a 12 Year Old Girl infected with covert 19 although serious infections among the young remain rare several countries have reported exceptions and the world what World Health Organization has warned that even though the focus is now on europe and the United States the coronavirus pandemic is still far from over in asia and the Pacific Region well despite this warning the chinese city of han ground 0 for the coronavirus pandemic is slowly returning to business as usual after a 2 month quarantine medical workers from other parts of china were given a farewell sendoff with thanks from residents and the police before leaving the city the crisis is easing across china with only a few dozen new cases reported all brought in from overseas but despite the return to normal the world bank is forecasting a challenging economic recovery. And correspondent for the encroachment is joining us now from beijing so we heard several warnings they are from the w. H. O. The world bank the outlook from both seems rather bleak is the country heating this advice. Well i mean here of course the government is where the the fight is far from over and yet it does the government is sending out conflicting signals on the one hand the prime minister. He told the officials to be not too soft not to be lenient when it comes to fighting the virus and you know keep the countermeasures very strict on the one i think hand president xi jinping he also said the country has to go back to you know the economy starting and go back to normal and possibly thats also what were seeing in beijing for example where i stand right now people are filling the streets again shops opening up and on the same time you have tight control and restrictions everywhere you go your body temperature for example is a measure of its cetera and today actually there were really positive data coming out of china the socalled purchasing Managers Index that is a criteria for the met Manufacturing Sector now stands at 52 thats a number that is far higher than exports expected so actually what we see here is a positive trend and it also had a positive effect on the stock markets from shanghai but also tokyo. We also have them were looking at the assessment of the situation in china there are doubts that have been cast on the official figures of the coronavirus related deaths is there any evidence perhaps emerging that those figures are indeed not correct. I mean theres no proof but there are indicators yes that actually those figures are not accurate for example the investigative. Journalism magazine sites seem that the chinese magazines are relatively independent they documented and was by recently the funeral parlors opened the number of urns that were delivered to those funeral parlors and now theyre speculating that actually the death toll must have been quite high but even leading speculations aside we know that the chinese do not seem to many cases in their official data that means asylum korea people who tested positive but we dont show any symptoms have not been included in the data and today just several hours ago the Chinese Health authorities and also they will change their accounting methods they will include those asylum carious that also means that possibly several tens of thousands of new cases will be included in the official data starting from tomorrow. Having pressure correspondent joining us from beijing thank you. Well the tokyo summer olympics have been postponed for a year but not a new law banning smoking in the japanese capital is one of the worlds last major cities where people can still Smoke Cigarettes at restaurant tables but not much longer on wednesday april 1st a ban on indoor smoking takes effect it was originally meant to make a limpet dining smoke free officials now hope the measure will have the added benefit of slowing the spread of coronavirus. The tokyo streets are more quiet these days its restaurants and bars still beckon after hours most welcome smokers but thats about to change a bad schedule to make the city tobacco free in time for the now postponed olympics comes into effect on wednesday Health Experts warn that smokers are likely to be more vulnerable to the coronavirus but that hasnt persuaded these patrons to quit. Of course they know that smoking increases my chances of getting the virus but i cant just stop its an indulgence. If i get the virus i get the virus theres nothing i can do about it then sorry. For. The impact on customers i guess fewer people will come initially theyll come as usual but if they cant smoke will gradually start coming. Thats exactly what city authorities are hoping for with the number of corona virus infections on the rise they say people have to stop going out and socializing at bars and nightclubs. Concent these locations fall under all 3 locations for close contact that can result in a high risk of infection. Closed spaces with bad ventilation densely packed crowds of people and close distance between people. The governor has already asked tokyos residents to stay indoors but her requests arent binding and as much of life continues as usual medical experts in japan are calling on the government to declare a state of emergency before its too late. And tokyos main countdown clock for the 20 twentieths lympics has been reset the digital clock in front of the tokyo station was built in the run up to the games it had been counting down to the originally slated date until organizers agreed on monday that the games would be rescheduled for july 23rd to august 8th next year 479 days and counting remain on the clock which also serves as a tourist attraction. And with that youre up to date now on your news im sarah kelly and dont forget well have more news at the top of the hour in the meantime visit our website follow us on social media thanks for watching take care. Even if the coronavirus is sending football into a force to pray. For you whether we will still be bringing. That tahrir square. And small. The story is an extension surrounding our favorite sport. Because we wont let the soccer fun stop just yet. Chico. Next on d w. Actually risk meter just shows numbers of threat of shows. The. Mob. Boss. 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