Pandemics financial bill will get the latest from our correspondent in brussels. And bodies left in the streets in ecuador as coronavirus faces overwhelmed of folk ticks hospitals struggle to cope with this urgent cases and the worst maybe it comes. First welcome to the program after weeks of rising infection numbers the Spanish Government is expressing cautious optimism despite more than 15000 deaths the number of daily fatalities has begun inching loa but spaniards will not be allowed to leave their homes for at least another 2 weeks and schools will remain closed measures are specially hard for children from low income families. Us is most important tools right now are her smartphone and laptop from her own backyard she uses them to try to keep in touch with her students but its not always possible mia and heads parents dont have an Internet Connection at home so until recently he was stuck permanently offline. A friend brought me over a few homework assignments i can do those but unfortunately i cant do the other assignments because i need to be online. Yes the only reason miguel is able to talk with his teacher right now is because a schoolmate gave him a prepaid sim card mata says that was great but its no long term solution. I dont know who i have students who are really good but i cant continue their learning. The government should be making sure that everyone has access to the internet and all students have the chance to take punts and classes online. Spain has some of the highest poverty levels in europe especially among minors according to the United Nations certainly percent of all spanish children and adolescents are at risk of poverty Internet Access is not much better around one in 5 families in spain still dont have a computer at home. Isolation social exclusion problems at School Children from low income families thats specially affected by the crisis and theres another direct Us Government reports have phones thats been a number of people infected in poorer neighborhoods is up to 7 times and in rich districts theres a lot of discussion in spain about possible reasons but what is already clear is that a person social status place a role in the home much the virus effects someone. Marta stays positive but the longer schools stay closed the harder it will be for disadvantaged students to catch up on their learning cant wait to leave her home office and get back into a real classroom again but many in spain believe thats unlikely to happen before the summer holidays. Now lets get you up to speed on the latest developments on the coronavirus Johns Hopkins university as coronavirus website shows more than 1600000 confirmed cases worldwide more than 97000 people are known to have died after being infected with code 19 though the actual numbers likely to be higher italian media are reporting that Prime Minister conti is not is to extend the National Lockdown until may the 3rd hes expected to make an announcement later on friday South African president s or obama poster says he and his cabinet will take a one 3rd cut in salary the money will go to a fund helping at risk citizens chicagos Cook County Jail is reporting 450 inmates and stuff tested positive the jail holds almost 5000 prisoners and is now one of the biggest clusters in the u. S. Europes finance ministers have struck a deal on a 500000000000 euro bailout aimed at limiting the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic the measures are meant to help governments hardest hit by covert 90 and to support companies and protect jobs bus disagreements remain italys Prime Minister has warned that all future of the European Union is under threat unless Member States come together italy along with spain and france wants the e. U. To raise joint funding by issuing socalled corona bonds other nations including germany and the netherlands rejects that idea. Noncorrespondent teri schultz is following this story for us in brussels terry tell us more about whats in this deal. Well the deal doesnt cover everything yet it was a preliminary preliminary step but theres a lot of relief that countries have agreed that the euro euro Group Finance ministers have agreed to take more of a joint approach to dealing with the economic fallout now some of the major elements are that there will be and Employment Insurance Fund for companies so that they can cut employees hours and not jobs thats a huge concern with so many people sitting at home so many people having lost their jobs already so this is expected to help businesses keep more people on the payroll they will also loosen credit lines for both businesses and for governments and thats a big deal it of course doesnt go as far as many governments like italy and spain would like to see at the moment but it will provide some relief some assurances for these countries that they will not have to borrow at record high levels while theyre going into so much debt at the moment well it wasnt easy to reach the agreements which countries have achieved what they wanted which. Well thats right we know from 16 hours of debate and having failed to come to agreement already once this week that it was very difficult and were told that they all burst into applause when it was achieved so that means everybody got a little bit of what they wanted and probably no country got everything they wanted now of course we know about the frugal for the countries that have been blocking the idea of pooled the debt and its said that you know the dutch government which has really been on the front line and been very critical of the southern countries had to back off attaching strict conditions to some of this borrowing and german chancellor Angela Merkel stepped in herself and and sort of tried to soften the dutch line on this but of course the southern countries very much still want pull the debt they want to consolidate the debt and were told that while the italian finance minister came out and and expressed appreciation for the deal you know that the Italian Government is saying we are not giving up this idea so clearly the Southern States are not going to not going to abandon calls for corona bombs. There seems to be a lot of frustration among southern european states especially against germany because of berlins strict corona ball what do you make of the. Well i dont know if its especially against germany since since the dutch Prime Minister margaret to sort of stepped out in front and became the biggest critic of the idea of pool debt and now it seems that behind the scenes yesterday chancellor merkel tried to soften that line and very much was trying to be a deal maker here but yes this is really reopens the wounds of the financial crisis of a decade ago and youve got the north and the south with very different ideas about what economic solidarity is and this agreement this proposal limiter agreement because we must point out that the leaders still need to approve it this does not settle the issue of corona bonds and pooled debt and theyve sort of continued to kick that down the road now one of the elements of this deal is that they are going to start work on a recovery package and it will very much come up there again and thats something that is the outlines of which we dont we do not know yet and weve just learned that National Leaders will meet for a Virtual Conference on april 23rd to provide proof presumably approve this deal and discuss further their response to the grown a virus pandemic. In brussels thank you very much to south america now it closed doors facing a serious crisis us coronavirus. Situations especially of the countrys biggest city where shell. Been overwhelmed and bodies left on the streets as authorities struggle to collect did. Just bracing outside the emergency ward enquire kill ecuador this womans parents are dying. They said they could admit my father but they have no oxygen are supposed to get the oxygen myself. Nurses are sounding the alarm hospital staff are falling ill with suspected cases of covert 19 people in guayaquil have been living with disaster for a week every day people are dying on the streets or in their apartments the virus is spread here on a massive scale it takes authorities days to collect the bodies. I mean this man is awful i dont know what to do im worried that we are infected myself my brother and my mother. Would always economic capital was unprepared for this theres hardly any testing taking place authorities are overwhelmed and afraid they might get infected while the government is trying to play down the situation all the government hasnt grasped the dimensions of the catastrophe that were witnessing here epidemiologists say the next wave of illness is imminent that the worst thing. Relatives wait for days at the symmetries for they did to be buried some are searching for family members they dont know where their graves are. Hoping to find my father. More and more people are dying every day and many worry that the crisis in choir kill could spread throughout the region. Lets take a look now at some other coronavirus related news from around the world yemen as we call it its 1st case of chronic virus the u. N. Is warning of a catastrophe if the virus spreads that 5 years of war in the country have left more than 80 percent of the population dependent on human humanitarian aid and vulnerable to disease. The World Health Organization has warned african states to urgently expand coronavirus testing it says clusters of Community Transmission have emerged in at least 16 countries that the un Health Bodies as some african countries but face a huge peak in cases very soon. South africa has extended a nationwide lockdown by another 2 weeks to stem the corona virus the decision comes as new infections with the virus have slowed in recent days south africa has more than 2000 confirmed cases of covert 19 with 24 deaths. In nairobi several kenyans were injured when people desperate for food aid tries to force their way through an office gate in the citys kibera slum police ended with tear gas canister and barring people from leaving and entering our o. B. And some other areas thats left a vast population of informal workers unsure where that next meal will come from. A back here in germany the government has begun flying in thousands of seasonal farm workers ministers are hoping to recruit some 80000 vegetable and fruit pickers despite travel restrictions imposed because of the virus the workers mostly from Eastern Europe being brought to germany in control groups to prevent possible infections. Markel. Remain in Seasonal Workers cheek by joel before roll call at clues your port. Somewhere masks others dont. To germany to help with the harvest after an exception was made to the countries traveled. Before. Before they probably entered the country there will be a health check and this will be sent to the responsible Health Office because im tired they will not be allowed to make individual trips when they get here due to company must make sure the workers keep a certain distance during transport and the people Work Together in groups. As on and the 1st 14 days is a mere quarantine tag i know theyre wondering which they can work. But there are questions as to how effective a near quarantine can be given these preflight conditions and if its enough to perform a health check rather than a specific test for covert 19 a disease that can be symptomless the desperation to admit these workers is understandable germanys travel ban has caused a huge personnel shortage on farms and fields which employ their own 300000 such workers last year those coming in this year some 40000 in april and again in me will pick crops like quite asparagus considered a seasonal delicacy in germany others will head south to bavaria to harvest crops for one of the countrys best known products beer despite the lack of Eastern European workers so far this year brewers have a reassuring message. If we have need to be out we wont run out of their old stocks and contract. But as their country tries to strike a balance between staying safe and kick starting the economy many germans will hope they dont reap more than they bargained for. It watching the news from berlin up next al coronavirus special program with monica jones ill be back at the top of the hour with a new subject for a march for. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona update. From the covert 19 special and next on d w. The global corona crisis you can find more Information Online at e. W. Dot com and on t. W. Social media channels. The Global Economy is in a state of paralysis businesses are closed production has ground to a halt and many western countries governments are dishing out a generous aid packages to Business Owners freelancers and companies in need but in many developing and emerging economies the coronal crisis hits people with full force as a. U. N. Secretary general antonio good harris has urged rich countries to do more for those that are less prepared otherwise he warned we face the nightmare of the disease spreading like wildfire and developing nations with millions of deaths. Welcome to our coverage 1000 special here in g. W. News i want to get jones in the lead good to have you with us the pandemic affects us all yes but while rich countries can cushion the economic fallout from the crisis others like mexico stare into an abyss. The virus is already claimed some 200 lives in mexico but so far there have been no lockdown measures like in other countries and so case numbers are rising as people continue to gather including to protest here hundreds of waiters air their grievances in front of the president ial palace their restaurants of closed and theyve lost their jobs. If i dont have that income i cant pay my rent a comp a my bills and i cant support my daughter. Or you. From today we can no longer survive day to day by being at home so were exposing ourselves to come out congregate we know there were exposing ourselves to virus or exposed to the contagion that you. Mexicos president offered encouragement in a speech on sunday he also announced a rescue package focused solely on supporting the poor. Baited him also we will defeat the coronavirus will revive the economy. I mexico will continue to stand up and show the world glory and its greatness. But for now acapulco those famous beaches remain empty tourists wont offer much help for the forseeable future and there are great concerns about another perhaps more important economic sector. Where prices have fallen sharply. And mexico isnt alone among emerging economies the collapse of tourism and oil prices has hit nations from russia to brazil india and south africa. For more im joined by the head of the United Nations Development Program in new york at him diana stand a good to have you with us now emerging de colonies developing countries they are very much exposed to this crisis this virus crisis which region worries you the most in terms of the pandemic and the following economic decline. And as of this morning we know that 212 countries and territories are affected by cope 19 so the concern of all of us but also the United Nations is for all countries but indeed as you point out in many parts of the world africa perhaps being one key region of the world but also parts of Asia Latin America Central America areas where the virus is beginning to impact both in terms of it tries in the Health System but then also the social Economic Impacts and the sure greatest concern for all of us must be that many of these poorer countries and economies dont have the Health System infrastructure to cope 1st of all with the suppression of the virus secondly it also provided the kind of social safety nets that i needed in order to deal with this extraordinary impact Sister Organization International Labor organization yesterday publish new numbers in terms of expected job losses 195000000 jobs lost intentionally this is a number that is without precedent and that is a shock to not only our economies but our societies to livelihoods especially when you bear in mind that over 60 percent of people employed in the wild are employed in the Informal Sector no work means no livelihood means no safety social safety net these are the frontlines of the battle in dealing with this pandemic which is both a Health Crisis it is becoming a social and economic and developmental crises and it is one that requires us to Work Together in ways as we have never been challenged to do so before i mean that disinterest us an audio that youre describing here also tells us that this virus of course causes havoc everywhere and even rich nations a struggling to deal with the economic fallout from the penn demick how then can poor countries hope to cope with it. Well i think the 1st priority must be what the w. H. O. Has told us over just to suppress the virus this is the 1st line of defense and much of the work of the United Nations of the International Community right now must be focused on helping countries to 1st of all be able to stabilize their Health Systems and to have that Health Systems response in place secondly and these are the programs that are urgently needed is to provide fiscal means governments need money right now 1st of all to respond to the Health Crisis but 2nd youre also to an unfolding social and human and economic in Development Crisis and this means having Resources Available which to finance mitigation measures Cash Transfer programs being able to stabilize local parts of the economy and as you also said countries very often are confronted with even the consequences of the virus somewhere else in the world take small island developing states many of them rely on tourism tourism has imploded very often thats 304050 percent of the g. D. P. Of these nations this is economic collapse but i mean what youre describing here is really that we have to give a helping hand to each other even though were affected by this condemning ourselves and this at a time when multilateralist is he is weakened and people have become more in good instinct theres more nationalism around do you think that this is weakened our ability to give a Global Response to this crisis. Well perhaps in the 1st reflex there is a tendency to look after oneself and this is understandable it is natural and i think every country is confronted with unprecedented challenges right now but this virus has taught us one thing and that is that it is a Global Pandemic they can only succeed in controlling and ultimately overcoming this or that by working together there is no go it alone solution and therefore the ability of richer nations also step up right now 1st of all through the kinds of measures that have been proposed through the International Monetary fund but also looking at issues of debt relief and that cancellation in order to allow countries ah in need of help not to have to use the funds that they receive from the international need to pay off debt is right now there is a need for massive investment in developing countries it will rely on the richer part of the world but it is also in our common interest because even from our perspective economic recovery the markets into which industrialised nations will sell off this pandemic on the markets of also the developing world so there is a common interest in enlightened self interest as much as the need for solidarity right now in order to massively round up this support because otherwise we will not only see the economic collapse there are social geo political consequences that i think none of us have either considered so far clearly enough and the need urgent attention right help others to help ourselves icici i think steiner the head of the United Nations Development Program in new york thank you so much for your time. Now time for your questions questions you sent us on you tube twitter and facebook email as always our resident corona expert Derek Williams stands ready to provide some. Are fake talent rates of couvade 19 related to blood types. Im not aware of any studies looking at faith tell what he rates and blood groups for covert 19 but but this is a really interesting question because what other types of viruses blood types have been shown to affect susceptibility to infection as well as severity of outcomes though we still dont know exactly why a recent preliminary study carried out by chinese researchers did indeed discover what they think are some connections between blood type and susceptibility to the new coronavirus it says people with blood group a did indeed seem to be more likely to catch it than other groups while blood group oh appeared less likely to get it that data is still unconfirmed but if its correct it could have an impact later in clinical practice but the differences if there are unlikely to be really major. What risk could cope with 19 posed to pregnant women and their unborn children. If youre pregnant or have a newborn these days im sure youre probably frightened even more than the rest of us the w. H. O. Has a question and answers page dedicated to you some of the Key Takeaways though are that 1st there is currently no evidence that pregnant women are at higher risk of severe illness than anyone else so the precautions they should take are simply the same as those were all taking we still dont know if a pregnant woman can pass the virus along to her baby during. Pregnancy or delivery but the w. H. O. Also recommends prioritizing pregnant women with sometimes for testing as they may need special care if they have the disease and finally it says women with copd at 19 can breastfeed if they wish to but they should wear a mask if one is available they should wash their hands before and after touching the baby and also regularly disinfect surfaces in the household. Can you protect your lungs from coburg 19 by giving up smoking. And this pandemic smokers are in particular danger for a couple of Different Reasons 1st when it comes to possibly contract ing the disease a smokers lips regularly come into contact with their fingers which is one of those things that you really want to avoid and of course regular smoking also leads at some point to one disease and reduced lung capacity those are 2 comorbidities that can have a major impact on outcomes if you do catch code at 191 study of data from around 1100 patients in china indicated that severe disease and case fatality were over 2 and a half times higher for current smokers than people who had never smoked which really shouldnt come as a surprise so jake up theres never been a better time to quit. And a quick look to india where millions are required to stay indoors for 3 weeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus among other measures the state of punjab installed a socalled code ignited safety station where workers can wash their hands and half their temperature taken before being sprayed with disinfectant a Similar Initiative for people on motorbikes was started in chennai. And that was alec overnighting special on this good friday from either team in berlin thanks for watching. In good shape. Can a genetic test help you stay healthy. Some diseases can actually be. Simple tell you. Do you know whats hidden in your d. N. A. Genetic screening. Room. Next on. Mug or just some of my. Food for the russian soul. And. So many different walks of life some are funny and ugly and twined but all of them come straight from the heart looking for a c. E. O. Who can afford no more the marsh. Come up. From the foot of the world to their final resting place the russians on g. W. Documentary. 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