Transcripts For DW DW News Corona Special 20240713

Up. The european rescue deal finance ministers approved 500000000000 euros for emergency credit lines to soften the pandemics financial blow well get the latest from across the pond that in frost. Plus us pain recalls the lowest numbers of new coronavirus less than weeks there are fears that the tough lockdown measures the damage damaging clear to. Children from poor families we have a special report. As welcome for christians around the world it will be an easter weekend like no other but especially in italy the joyful christian holiday will be a very sad affair the country hardest hit by the corona virus has been paralyzed for weeks by fear and by a severe lockdown to fight the virus and now even the pope is celebrating the most important holiday of christianity. Familiar images to catholics around the world the pope presiding over the way of the cross ceremony at easter except these images were from last year. This year the coliseum is deserted the way of the cross ceremony another victim of the coronavirus. Pope francis will lead a good friday ceremony without the public. The scale of the galbraith continues to cause a dark shadow on italian law these firefighters in sicily are farewelling a colleague who died from the virus a funeral hes in no wowed. The streets looks set to remain empty for a while longer italians were hoping lockdown measures would be relaxed after easter but reports are emerging that the government is planning to extended into may and at a time like easter the lock down its hard. We will spend easter alone you will see our grandchildren and our children in Video Conference its very sad but it is what it is as the number of people in intensive care begins to fall officials are urging italians to not get complacent and it is strictly to the lockdown. Lets get you up to speed on the latest developments on the coronavirus Johns Hopkins university is coronavirus web site now shows more than 1600000 confirmed cases worldwide more than 97000 people are known to have died after being infected with covert 19 though the actual number is likely to be higher in britain 980 more people have died from the virus that toll has exceeded the worst day in italy where 969 people died on march 27 South African president says he and his cabinet will take one 3rd caught in salary money will go to a fund helping adds risk citizens chicagos Cook County Jail is reporting 450. 00 inmates and staff tested positive the jail holds almost 5000. 00 prisoners and is now one of the biggest clusters in the u. S. Meanwhile eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a plan to deal with the Economic Impact of the pandemic issues including the idea of pooling debt into socalled corona bonds or objectives by germany and the netherlands a cash with very few Strings Attached has now been made available to countries struggling to cope with the costs of the crisis. As europes Health Care Workers struggle to save lives elsewhere the talk has been of preventing economic collapse with supermarkets now the outliers in a continent where Business Activity has a century grind to a halt eurozone finance ministers had been at loggerheads about how to Save Companies and individuals from financial meltdown after some stormy exchanges via video finally a breakthrough on thursday night. The package we approved today is. Of a size that glows to 4 percent of your view g. D. P. Blows the out them are disturbing wisers and beds are quite powerful to protect their a b. And economies in case of prizes this is dr li unprecedented we never have reacted so quickly to it rises has designed the plan agreed totals over half a trillion euros it includes a 100000000000. 00 euro Unemployment Insurance scheme a further 200000000000. 00 will go towards shoring up companies 240000000000. 00 will go into a pos to enable member countries to pay for the costs of the pandemic the agreement comes after an initial proposal to pool debt by countries including italy france and spain was firmly shot down by richer nations like the netherlands and germany. But those who are left disappointed by the rejection of these socalled carone up on their way on another issue unlike the fun thing were offered after the financial crisis a decade ago this time because from the common part comes with fewer Strings Attached. Facing a serious crisis. Situations especially the countrys biggest city. Hospitals. Are left on the streets. To collect the. Inspiration 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 Killed 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. And. I dont know what to do im worried that we are infected myself my brother and my mother. Cannot make capital was unprepared for this there is 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 way 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 worried at the crisis. Could spread throughout the region. After weeks of rising infection numbers the Spanish Government is expressing cautious optimism despite more than 15000 dead the number of daily fatalities has begun inching lower spine is will not be allowed to leave their homes for at least another 2 weeks and schools will remain closed the measures are especially hard for children from low income families. To have 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 me and his parents dont have an Internet Connection at home so until recently he was stuck permanently offline. I have. A friend brought me over a few homework assignments i can do that. 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 monta says that was great but its no long term solution. I dont know. I have students who are really good but they 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 30 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 especially affected by the crisis and theres another direct Us Government reports have phones that the number of people infected in poorer neighborhoods is up to 7 times than in rich districts theres a lot of discussion in spain about possible reasons but what is already clear is that a person social status plays a role in how 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 whether we can the elderly are still at greater risk of being hit Health Officials are warning younger people not to get complacent they say the virus does not care much about age color creed or gender but new data suggest the virus has been anything but the great equalizer some have called it our report a rather dull has spoken with Health Expert and journalists around the world about a pandemic that affects the rich and poor quite differently peter what exactly did you find. Right so i interviewed people on 3 continents and it quickly became clear that while the virus itself may not care whether youre rich or poor black or white our Society Still very much do and that is proving fatal take india for instance its home to the Worlds Largest lockdown in late march Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the countrys 1300000000 people to stay home for at least 3 weeks now people were only given a few hours notice before much of the economy was effectively switched off thats turned out to have devastating consequences for the more than 400000000. 00 indians that work in the informal economy so were looking at construction workers and Street Vendors daily wage workers who almost literally live from hand to mouth most of them are living in conditions that every Health Expert has been telling us to avoid to prevent the spread of the virus so theyre trapped in the city slums theyre living in cramped quarters with up to 10 people sharing a room no soap no clean or Running Water for them social distancing is simply something that they cannot afford. Not only a higher risk of contracting the virus also lost their livelihoods. Exactly and many worry that could be the spark that ignites this proverbial powder keg the government in india has announced a large scale aid program to help the countrys poorest but experts worry that that 8 wont actually get to them the people who need it you know keep in mind many of these daily wage workers have migrated from across rural india so they may not be registered in any of the official databases or dont have the necessary documents to secure benefits i spoke with our correspondent in delhi nimish a dice wall and this is how she described the situation there as she is with witness this for me love now. They have to know. That most of these i do not want to buy. American. But it and even though hes on top of the net. Yet in. My business. Be able to get a new doctor on me can discern that this is. What you hunt and lou i have a pair of. These are you know that other countries as well what did you find. Right so spain as we just saw in that report for instance one of the worst hit countries in the world thats been showing similar patterns the country was still licking its wounds from the 2000 a financial crisis when the coronavirus started to buy and thats proven fatal because many on the bottom rungs of society have not had a chance to recover so they cannot afford to isolate they often have to share a tiny apartment with several other people they also work in x. Acto the kind of industries that are deemed essential services or health care and as a result cities like madrid and barcelona are now seeing poor neighborhoods where infection rates are up to 3 times higher than they are in the wealthier neighborhoods. Reporting thank you very much thanks so much. And thats it from me on the new cd and by then but stay tuned up next is our coronavirus special program with Monica Jones Phil Gayle will have gone next news update the top of the hour thanks for watching. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. Hour carona update. With 19 special next on d w. How does a virus spread. Why do we panic and when will all this. Produce through the techniques and weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the chrono larysa or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast so you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us and dot com and slash science. 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. Nurse freelancers and companies in need but in many developing and emerging economies the corona crisis hits people with full force as a result un secretary general antonio comparison 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 in developing nations with millions of deaths. Welcome to our 1000 special here in the you news i want to get jones and good to have you with us the pandemic affects us all yes but while the rich countries can cushion the economic fallout from the crisis others like mexico stare into an abyss. The virus has 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 campaign my bills i cant support my daughter. Or you. From today we can no longer survive day to day by being at home so 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. We will defeat the coronavirus will revive the economy. Im mexico will continue to stand up and show the world glory and its greatness. This hour. But for now acapulco is famous beaches remain empty tourists wont offer much hope for the forseeable future. And there are great concerns about another perhaps more important economic sector. Where prices have fallen sharply. In mexico isnt alone among emerging economies the collapse of tourism and oil prices has hit nations from russia to brazil india and south africa. Of a more im joined by the head of the United Nations Development Program in new york at him in a house then a good to have you with us now emerging or did 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 covert 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 she 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 a crisis in the Health System but then also the social Economic Impacts and the issue of 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 world are employed in the Informal Sector no work means no livelihood means no safety social safety net these are the frontlines of the battle indeed english pandemic which is both a Health Crisis it is becoming a social and economic and a 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 decision is this an audio that youre describing here also tells us that this virus of course causes havent everywhere and even rich nations a struggling to deal with the economic fallout from the pandemic 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 with which to finance mitigating 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 is weakened and people have become more a good instinct theres more nationalism around do you think that this has 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 we 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 cancellation in order to allow countries aat 7 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 current interest because even from our perspective economic recovery the markets into which industrialized nations will sell off this pandemic on the markets of also the developing world so there is a common interest and enlightened selfinterest as much as the need for solidarity right now in order to massively run up this support because otherwise we will not only see the economic collapse there are social and 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 basically i think china 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 answers. Are faith talented rates of couvade 19 related to blood types. Im not aware of any studies looking at faith tally 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 they are 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 durant. 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 breast feed 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. In 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 cove 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 cope 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 overnight in special on this good friday for me the team in berlin thanks for watching. Small acts can inspire. The people making the go africa fantastic right. Join them as they set out to save the environment learn from one another and Work Together for a better future. Many fronts to you all for tuning in africa. Next on d w. The search for the last supper. With the secret. Leonardo da vincis masterpiece art history. Art restores me to some icing discovery. Oh my. Mysterious because he exists. On d w. Beethoven is for me. Is for you. Beethoven is for have. Great hope for peace from. 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