Transcripts For DW DW News Corona Special 20240713

Camp one of the last remaining survivors calls for compassion for those displaced by war today. Im rebecca rate as welcome to the program the cove at 19 pandemic has reached another grim milestone with the global death toll now more than 100000 while the total number of infections stands at nearly 1700000 thats according to figures by Johns Hopkins university in the United States more than 18000 people have died from the disease and puts the us at close to overtaking italy as the country with the worlds highest death toll america has nearly one 3rd of all global cases new york state alone has more than any other cases in any other country. Passengers have found out on new york subways. But thats a no is surance to many people who need the ride its very frightening to be here i mean if i got one that was one thing right now yeah like i said theres a lot of Homeless People want to take. This thing so you can get away next training getting fired so thats nothing if. You know your kids we dont listen that thats a problem keeping your distance from others experts agree that social distancing combined with aggressive testing of suspected cases is the fastest way to tackle covert 19 but there arent enough tests for the job in new york and elsewhere in the u. S. New yorks governor says companies now cannot provide the numbers needed we need. An on precedented mobilization where government can produce these tests in the millions President Trump pointed to progress in the numbers of new cases on the other side you have the numbers of beds being used were just saying are substantially reduced thats usually the sign that its heading in the downward curve but the death toll continues to mount hundreds in new york die every day hospitals or repurpose in refrigerator trucks as makeshift morgues and in the cities reserved for on mark graves burials have spiked the weekly average is now being reached every day the rise is being attributed to coded 19. Earlier we spoke to journalists half a son in new york she says state Governor Andrew Cuomo is cautiously optimistic. Governor cuomo certainly looking for beacons of hope and hes saying the number of hospitalization on average the 3 day average have been down thats a positive sign which indicates that social distancing measures physical distancing measures are actually working but it could also be in combination with the fact that many are afraid to go to the hospital considering what theyve been hearing in recent days and weeks about the coded 19 outbreak and possibly being in fact is themselves we also talked about a slight get these in i. C. U. Numbers and that dampens about a dozen or so people it seems very small but when you compare it with previous weeks where they saw about 300 people more than 300 people on a daily basis this is certainly a cause for optimism but of course its cautious optimism because they dont want to let up on any of the measures that are currently in place that have led to these small successes and fearing that there could be a 2nd wave or 3rd wave of infections if they were to lose such measures. A number of deaths and infections in india has so far remained relatively low despite the enormous 1000000000 plus population say theyre ramping up testing we have the capital delhi and Financial Hub mumbai emerging as hotspots Prime Minister Narendra Modis under pressure to extend a nationwide lockdown due to end next week. Poverty is pushing millions of desperate people to defy indias lockdown orders its a basic matter of survival this landfill just outside of new delhi has become a lifeline. For the past few days ive been eating whatever i can find here look here theres some bread. There are biscuits im going to eat yet. He and others scour heaps of waste looking for whatever they can survive on now and live on later. I dont know if i can resell anything at the moment but after lock down when the market reopens ill try to sell it. To contain the coronavirus the Indian Government has chosen to confine all of its 1300000000 residence success there is city to city state to state some areas are nearly empty with few people venturing out but for the millions living below the poverty line confinement isnt an option. I had a good life and all of a sudden my kids and i lost our jobs everything closed down this is no way to live what are we going to eat the tend to make has dried up work and costs a mass exodus. Anyway either from hunger or coronavirus under these conditions its best to return to the village at least there are roads says will be able to bury us with dignity. But while the poor free they could potentially spread a virus throughout the country making the fight against covert 19 even tougher to win. Is standing by for us in delhi now misha as we saw in that report the lockdown is having devastating effect for so many in india how long is it likely to continue. Well back of the. Fish food runs out next week but we are expecting that decision and announcement stronger pragmatists early today if this knocked out of the extended are not is going to be think youre thinking that local leaders across the found she put her decision on the extension of the snap knocked up on the south do you have to handle this knock down to the end you do know what you are that even the on the pandemic hit you know i was in the mix after an economic slowdown and the knock done has definitely had an impact on dengue and its likely to have a resonating impact the decision is going to be was about continuing the state of the widest but also ensuring that some sectors that need to be. Ill start functioning however government has the sense that things are back to normal social distancing will be an awful months to come. So the lockdown is obviously a necessary measure but what is the government doing to help those most vulnerable. But about a government announced measures to. Leave the forest at the jordan might rest in art and centers in cities like. That and opened the city to Cash Transfers the need to construction workers and. However the government has any criticism for what was seen as any better the stock down was announced bast right alongside a lockdown at these measures however announced that look could have happened in Student Police instead of the end citizen sought after the big lot of and so many migrants. In addition the government should have all sorts of security measures to ensure this the impact on the work would have been love so if the law down to extended this is going to be. Theyre going to have to see if the government is going to have protections and have a one. Nation just fine deli thanks very much. Well lets take a look at some of the other coronavirus related stories from around the world now the United Kingdom has saina record daily death tell us a passing italys worst 980 people lost their lives there in just 24 hours amid concerns that Britains National Health Service lacks staff ventilators and protective clothing. Apple and google have announced joint plans to create Contact Tracing technology to slow the spread of the virus the 2 Companies Operating systems power 99 percent of the worlds smartphones while a tracing at could be a powerful tool there remain serious privacy concerns. Germany is marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of 201. 00 of the 2nd world wars most notorious concentration camps a commemoration was planned at the site of the death camp but because of the current restrictions on public gatherings a virtual remembrance ceremony is being held instead one of the last remaining survivor survivors tells us his story. Of a concentration camp april 945 shortly after the liberation it was one of the biggest death camps on german soil from 1937 till 945 the nazis imprisoned more than 260000 people here even even he survived the death camp as a young jew he was imprisoned in one of the many separate forced labor camps. If an. 11th floodlights went dark the s. S. Would go on and on and from afar we heard the rumble of cannon. Nobody dared move any more or die it. Had been no food for days only the next day some of the russian prisoners went to you know. One of the later we marched to it down here not from russia 56000 people were murdered at book invited or died of starvation or illness. After the liberation of the death camp the american soldiers forced citizens of nearby avaya to visit the site to face the atrocities the corpses were piled up. Remembering the atrocities remains important 75 years on but even even me wants to look forward and be even mention the right to think of the ones who are suffering today. Who are fleeing fleeing award or because they hope to find their power those cells where. Those who drone in the ocean or who are stuck between borders that. Dont tell me that this is Something Different and of course it is a little different but a lot of people turned a blind eye when it came to what happened with the jews. So if youve got the strength show empathy for those who need help you know. Even even you is grateful for all the happy years he has lived since his liberation he knows life could have ended very differently today victims are remember that the booth invited memorial on the site of the former concentration camp. Christians around the world have celebrated a good friday marking the crucifixion of jesus and the start of the easter weekend but in a time of coronavirus like other gatherings religious events have been banned in many countries italys been in lockdown for weeks at a considerably is no exception to the rules so the pope to spend good friday largely on his side its the time of year he usually draws huge and. The pope conducts the Good Friday Service without the public due to the ongoing coronaviruses lockdown worshipers are at home watching the live stream online. Almighty and eternal god provided of shelter for the suffering look with compassion on the affliction of your children suffer from this epidemic. The scale of the outbreak continues to cause a dark shadow on italian life these firefighters in sicily are farewelling a colleague who died from the horrors they feel isnt allowed. The streets look set to remain empty for a while longer italians were hiding lock down measures would be relaxed after easter but it will be extended. Yeah more we have just prepared a new decree with which we are extending the restrictive measures until the 3rd of may a difficult decision but a necessary decision for which i am full of course assuming food political responsibility. That it will be the political. And at a time like easter the lockdown hits hard. When easter alone will see our children and our grandchildren in Video Conference its very sad but it is what it is. Thats the number of people in intensive care begins to fall officials are urging italians to not get complacent and to get here strictly to the lockdown. Well with football leagues across europe suspended and players ordered to stay at home like everybody else Russian Premier League club then its unpaid is but came up with a very creative way to present their player of the month award by drawing on brazilian forward now come excepted his trophy through the window of his in apartment before thanking fans for their votes leagues in russia have been suspended until further notice in line with most other European Countries still no word on whether the season will continue. Youre watching data news from the news at the top of the hour and remember you can stay up to date on our website date of any dot com thanks very much for. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. Hour corona. 19 special next on d. W. How does a virus spread. Why do we have it and when will. It just through the topics covered in the weekly radio show its called spectrum if you would like any information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. Science. The Global Economy is in a state of paralysis businesses are closed production has ground to a halt and many western countries governments dishing out a generous. Aid packages to Business Owners 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 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 in developing nations with millions of deaths. Welcome to our covert 900 special here in the w news i want to get jones in the lead 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 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 they were exposing ourselves to piracy 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. Better there more we will defeat the coronavirus will revive the economy. Im mexico will continue to stand up and show the world its glory and its greatness. But for now acapulco those famed 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 she has done 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 at 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 well 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 these your 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 with also providing 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 im sure in the Informal Sector no work means no livelihood means no safety social safety net these are the front lines 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 disinterest us an audio that youre describing he 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 penn demick how then can poorer countries hope to cope with it. Well i think the 1st priority must be what the w. H. O. Or has told us all which is 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 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 debt cancellation 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 current interest because even from our perspective economic recovery the markets into which industrialised nations will sell off this and then on the markets of also the developing world so there is a common interest and enliven selfinterest as much as the need for solidarity right now in order to massively run up this simple 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 sense. Our faith tallaght rates of couvade 19 related to blood types. Im not aware of any studies looking at fake tele 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 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 it 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. 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 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 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 our coconut in special on this good friday for me the team in berlin thanks for watching. Check in takes this special trip. To do this show is not just the city trip but also a journey for jewish history spiral warms the minds are considered the cream of the European Jews and. Jewish life has shaped these 3 cities for more than 100 years and i want to know what remains of it. Check in the. Next w. A high tech search for clues in. An archaeological dig that doesnt need shovels. And modern technology is used to explore historical sites and discover long lost cultures. 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