Im still going to welcome to the program more than a 1000000 people around the world now have confirmed corona virus infections and 50000. 00 dead one country with a relatively low infection rate is india with only 2500 confirmed cases amongst a population of 1300000000 a 3 week nationwide lockdown was introduced last week in a video Message Broadcast on friday Prime MinisterNarendra Modi tried to bolster the countrys morale. Why are there. On the 5th of april at 9 pm and light candles lamps and tortures for 9 minutes yarrow but when everyone around you lights one lamp each we will feel the great power of the light because it was my heart it will become clear that all of us are united in this fire. In this light i must remember that we are not alone. Just well joins us from the indian capital welcome to misha did mr modi speech include any concrete Public Health protection measures. For the shot on friday is no the Prime Ministers school think about the need not to get this one didnt you know actually action and going to continue to be that despite the dysfunction the i can buy in this fight cant quit when i was the so were not in a speech already to this is not institutionally yet in india and asking questions about why have there been no policy measures announced and even if you know what measures why is there not more information about in yesterday just gets fight what is happening about death what is happening. Protective equipment what is happening about 1. 00 gen into congo because it was not down so why are the Prime Minister encouraged indians to stay strong in the resort to isolate theres also hate to see criticism about his message while the country is 3 week lockdown has been hard for millions of Migrant Workers whats their situation more than a week a. Well initially thousands fled like you did to get well because its not how i would eat in the city anymore because they can hide how they want to do money will depend heavily on duty religious but more than a week in acton was dead last and it was net we hind needy people have stopped up with the means that andy is on 10 days but now the big lizzie march on to the streets now that im out of so despite the fact that is deep in measures to ensure that these people stay in and sometimes these are harsh measures there is physical violence there is a tax that sticks so we went talk to find out what exactly people are doing how exactly migrants how have been that you find in the city now that the exodus a slowdown how exactly are these people managing to survive. Waiting. Sometimes for hours at the end. This is what every day looks like now for these daily wage workers. Social distancing boxes seem meaningless in the face of hunger. At the end of this particular way it to oranges none of these men are originally from delhi they migrated to the capital from villages in neighboring states looking to own a livelihood. Some work in small restaurants are those at construction sites everyone meaning depends on the days awnings but with businesses closed for indias 3 week lockdown the zoning and the meals have dried up now how did you try to go home but all the bus stations were closed the police told us to stay here. But there are no medical Services Available here and were not allowed to leave we will have to call an ambulance who are supposed to let us go. Yet with food at hand these men are the lucky ones the government is so wide in full would have hundreds of shelters like this one yet the demand far outstrips the supply in addition many are physically unable to be sent there is because of the lockdown this is where Civil Society is stepping in. An ngo that has worked on Disaster Relief during floods and earthquakes. Is now adapting to a different challenge to a disaster that cannot be seen but that is everywhere. This time while fewer aid workers are being called in to maintain social distancing and theyre taking up tasks they have never had before relief work especially in the midst of a lockdown is the governments responsibility. But workers here believe there is no time to assign blame lives are at stake and not just because of the good or no iris because good men Big Government was not for the pair making an effort but theres a cap we need to Work Together this is not an issue of survival of this sort of i will go to her. But even as these groups work there are lists lead to provide protection and food to the citys poorest. The fight for survival promises to be a long one crowding together shelter social distancing is a luxury these men cannot afford but for now at least that is food to eat. They wish i want to indias next steps than in fighting the coronavirus. And. The government is insisting that it was not. The final decision do you think you got the whole thing back to how good you much and the cooperation. Of course also need to know more about wrapping up testing isolation and treatment and of course the fact that india is not just dealing with a Health Crisis but a crisis of hunger is. Talking to you so youre thats just well and. Ok lets take a look at some more of latest developments in this pandemic the United States has registered the worlds highest daily coverage 19 death toll thursday so 1169 confirmed deaths from virus later causes fears about the spread of the virus have prompted pakistan to enforce a Strict Lockdown to prevent people from gathering at mosques for friday prayers and germany has seen more than 1000 covered 19 deaths in the 80000 confirmed cases well as of fear infections and lockdowns move around the world where some of d. W. Is network of correspondents to give us an insight into how the pandemic is changing daily life. Deserted streets empty restaurants closed shops in the u. S. Capitol to stop the spread of the virus more and more states are ordering their residents to stay at home but not everyone complies if you days ago police in neighboring mary lent interrupted a Church Service where 50 people gather it and none of them were social distancing the osa routines can only help that such attitudes will change soon as people understand whats at stake staying at home is challenging for everybody these days but now imagine staying at home if you live in a shack you know one room shack with a lot of people and a very crowded space this is the reality for millions of South Africans and although the lockdown rules off the 3 week locked on extremely strict many people simply not able to comply when you talk to koreans you dont get the sense that people are really out of this certainly hasnt been the kind of runs im told the paper pasta that weve seen in many countries you can even still find mosques like these and so pharmacies even though they are now selling pretty. Rice is one place that is on this empty square because the hotel i mean now home to about 100 ukrainians in fact which. Should be about 50 of them are now reported to have left illegally and now face fines of up to 500 euros to the emergency law has been extended here in the parliament behind me for an indefinite time so Prime Minister viktor orban can no rule by decree some hunger ins are concerned that these Emergency Powers could be abused but high gear is im more concerned about whether the Health Care System will be able to cope and maybe also about the quality of the advice given by authorities in these approaching daniel told. To clean this with bleach before cooking and eating extraordinary times indeed its. An official report well the u. S. Jobs market is reeling from the impact of this pandemic a staggering 10000000 American Workers filed for unemployment in the last 2 weeks stores and restaurants have been hit particularly hard last week a 6600000 workers filed for Unemployment Benefits thats double the figure from the week before the focus now to the march jobs report to do later on friday the massive surge in u. S. Unemployment many asking about what the coronavirus of fallout means for the global economy. We can have a look at that with markets correspondent kanata bruising who joins us from the front for the Stock Exchange welcome. What does this data tell us about the current state of the u. S. Economy. Well philip telling us that the recession is coming to the United States much faster than most economists had anticipated lets not forget how dependent the u. S. Economy is on services on retail on private consumption all those businesses is seeing you know their business houses halted because the Customer Base is eroded so quickly those lost jobs of course mean mean lost homes the inability of many households to pay for schooling or the university of kids it means also many many many broken marriages all this with a very bad impact on business on private wealth and also on the work situations of Many Americans here in europe we have several countries in lockdown outline the situation here for us. Well here in europe the situation is of course also strained on the labor markets but the impact of the lockdown is very diverse according to the country in some countries the impact is more direct and more intense and in other countries more muffled in germany and france for example many workers have the possibility to apply for unemployment aid temporarily without immediately losing their work contract in other countries to get sacked more quickly more easily the United Kingdom for example in those countries its likely that you will need state aid longer and that this will become more expensive the European Union has now introduced a scheme of 100000000000 euros in order to support such reduced work hours schemes in all e. U. Countries schemes that we in germany have and france as well thank you for that comment in frankfurt with most of us forced to stay indoors and stay away from my friends and family social media is helping to fill the void of videos and memes have become sources of smiles during the crisis so lets take a look at how some people have been sharing their creative sides. Music is the medicine of the mind coronavirus has its own junger. For some home office means blowing off some steam. For their use getting a bit more restless. How about some sports. Never equipments and just improvise. Even if the goods are in short supply. Which the disappearing costs. Not to mention disappearing parents. Some just want to ride off into the distance. Others have been sharing their time for stage attempts at home a face masks just dont forget our canine companions im going to fail just posse. Its. Just hard to remind of our top story this hour indias Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has urged people to light candles for 90 minutes on sunday as a show of unity last week he introduced a 3 week in lockdown to stem the spread of the virus measures left millions of people without jobs and 6600000. 00 americans apart from flooding benefits last week thats double the figure from the previous week which itself set a record for the figures show the us economy from the pandemics different. Interviews current update is that next ill be back at the top of the hour in between courses always websites a w dot com good to. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Ground information and news. Hour corona updates. 19 special next on d w. How does a virus spread. Through the town. And. Show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the drawing of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you can get your podcast you can also find us at. Science. Corners. Really silver is the weapon against corona virus. Corona virus has been able to eliminate it within 12 hours. Jim bakker this televangelist has now been sued for selling these fake coronavirus. Wasting no time to make money from your fish hoax likely originated from a wide spread belief in silver. Properties. To in order to boost sales but scientists agree silva no effect against the corona virus in fact exposure to. Be toxic. Well other fake remedies against covert 19 and fake news about the outbreak are flooding the internet right now so lets have a look at whats right and whats wrong. This is your covert 19th special news. Berlin welcome times of crisis always great times for fake news and propaganda and the more ridiculous the claims it seems the more traction social media feeds tips like Drinking Alcohol to kill the virus and fight the disease. These as tempting as it may sound for some is it or religious claims that corona was a punishment dished out by god or Mother Nature team from did obvious science has put together a selection of some of the most outrageous fake news about covert 90. Whatever you do dont try this at home this cape widely shared on whatsapp is just one example of the many coronavirus related stories circulating online the problem as the disease continues to spread fake news is going viral. In india a picture purporting to show an italian boy taking his life after all his family members died from corona virus went viral theres a fact check revealed that the footage actually shows the suicide of a woman before the outbreak. This photo doesnt show dead bodies on the streets of italy its actually an art installation in germany. Also doing the rounds conspiracy theories among them the just south korean series forecast the corona Virus Outbreak back into a teen just one of many revulsed stories describing the pandemic as a premeditated inventions. Platforms like facebook are rife breeding grounds for the spread of fake news the social networking giant is among several companies pledging to take stronger action to prevent the spread of misinformation others too are doing their bit to make sure people are getting the right information about corona a Service Called africa check recently to rebuff a South African man has claimed that a vaccine against corona virus could be developed. Much of asia seems just over the hill and most of europe is in mid battle against with 19 africa is bracing for impact fake news is not helping society is there to prepare for the onslaught lets bring in Vincent Bugliosi hes deputy kenya africa check and joins us from nairobi vincent how much of a problem is corona fake news in african countries right now. Thanks for having me kora virus misinformation is a big big problem and the reason is that the more people believe misinformation then they will not follow their instructions are going to wash their hands only practice social distancing and they will not stay at home so these things mean that if they dont Pay Attention virus spreads more and on top of that you have people trying certain fixed yours or medicines that have been proven not to work weve seen in nigeria for example that people have been poisoned by chloroquine because they heard it could work. Whats the weirdest piece of fake news youve come across so far or the weirdest i have come across is that if you take some orange peels and you boil and you inhale the steam you can cure coronavirus and we know thats not sure because your body temperature internal body temperature never really changes all you end up doing is burning. Why on earth are people actually believing this kind of stuff while people believe misinformation particularly out health because its tied into the people are breed of diseases that are difficult to cure and so this gives them hope when you give them a little hope they will try and secure a symbol i am medicines fake medicines if they have to or. You should notice that really we dont see a lot of fake news about the disease like malaria because we all know its curable and medicine is clearly accessible. Do people across africa generally trust the governments to take the right measures of false starts misinformation on fertile ground. People are are more or less trustful of the government and the reason they are is because they know who the government really can do the most to protect what we have seen is a bit of dissatisfaction with the measures that are being taken well so for example in kenya we knew that for example the number of tests have been rising but these are concerned that they are not enough and also the fact that a lot of people live in an informal economy in kenya so they have to go out every day and money and its very difficult to tell people like that to stay at home and so why so late unless youre providing them with money so that they can stay inside. Who benefits from these fake moves a lot of people benefit there are people who wants to group their insurance online and those credit anything that is fate whether its about coronavirus or politics it doesnt matter then there are people who want to actually make a business selling fake cures so that you can actually spend your money to buy a fake euro or treat do things that are not true for example or in shapiro water and then finally youve got people who want. To drive political agendas theyre going to capitalize on peoples fears to spread stories and that way spread the agenda thats probably the system is wrong and therefore you should form because i have a solution so there are people during its digitally on line to have. To come logical results others have commercial reasons and some have all the degrees in sense i guess he the deputy candidate a tad african 2nd thank you very much for joining us from our affiliate. For now its time again for your questions keep them coming on you tube facebook and twitter all send us an email today science correspondent joe williams will do with some of the most viral and fake news stories unfold claims about the coronavirus. Is this famous genetically modified to be used as a biological weapon this was one of those conspiracy theories that was bound to pop up in the midst of a Global Pandemic right i mean theres been too many books and movies with that as a plot line but a team of researchers that studied the genetic makeup of the virus recently published some compelling arguments for why it wasnt engineered but must have naturally evolved 1st they said source code to most closely resembles coronaviruses found in bats that dont cause disease in humans and of course and evil scientists trying to build a superbug would have started with one thats already been proven to make a sick 2nd in our computer models the changes to the stars code to genetic sequence that allowed it to start infecting us just dont look like they should work very well they arent mutations that any bio engineer would have chosen if they were trying to build the superbug because the models would have said they dont really work so no the coronavirus was not designed by humans. Can supplements like fish oil zinc ovitz and then thats how. Supplements are an area of nutrition where there is very little consensus in the Scientific Community under ordinary circumstances much less in the midst of a pandemic the idea that you can somehow boost your immune system i mean what does that mean anyway the answer to this question is a resounding no the only thing that we currently think will prevent you from catching the virus is if youve had it already and developed antibodies that will prevent you from getting it again im not saying. You should stop taking your fish oil or your vitamins just dont expect them to keep you from catching covert 19. There is agreement that loss of smell is a sign of a severe case of caveat 19 can we hear more about that. Recent large scale study in britain that collected data from hundreds of thousands of people reporting on and out sure that from those who a benchley tested positive for the disease around 60 percent had that symptom to a greater or lesser extent that certainly sounds pretty convincing the only problem is that losing the sense of smell or taste is also closely associated with other respiratory infections its a lot more common than you might think thats why as of this morning at least the w. H. O. Was still reviewing the issue and hadnt yet decided to add the loss of smell or taste to the official list of symptoms of corona virus infection but that could very well have been in the coming days if theres enough evidence to support it. From a Science Department answering your most pressing questions and that concludes code with 19 special for today for more on the pandemic to check out our social Media Channels and our website thats w dot com which has dedicated covered 900 pages in 30 languages now before i let you go lets go back to africa where musicians are fighting against the coronavirus together with local Health Authorities before most of cross the continent are getting vital messages across to the public in songs they sing about washing hands wearing face masks and voiding the fake news traps. But so dim. But you going. To do good but definitely. The names go to my own nobody does oddly i did a little dance i get in the way and im going to make up the body to lead it. But do it in. The film. Climate change. Sustainability. Environmental projects. Give globalisation the face biodiversity species monsour vision exploitation equality. Human rights displacement. The Global Impact of local action. Global 3000. 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