Have come to a standstill plus. How one business woman in belgium is defining the economic downturn with some seasonal tasty treats she says orders for the Easter Bunnys with the difference being absolutely hopping out the door. Im anthony held welcome the pope has broken with centuries of tradition and live streamed his to sunday mass for the 1st time as the worlds 1300000000 catholics celebrate the holiday and the coronavirus lockdown he smoked he spoke to a small audience in some papers pacifica instead of the hundreds of thousands who normally gathered in the Square Francis devoted his traditional. Message to what he called this is east of solitude and called for Global Solidarity lets listen to what he had to say. In the light of the present circumstances may International Sanctions be relaxed. Since these make it difficult for countries on which theyve been imposed to provide adequate support to their citizens. And to make all nations be put in a position to meet the greatest needs of the moment. Through the reduction if not the forgiveness of the debt burden ing the Balance Sheets of the poorest nations of the day well be speaking with our correspondents around the world about easter in a time of chrono right now lets go to xena gupta in runs in a weve just heard pope francis talking what issues did the pope touch on in his speech. Well look francis really focused i guess largely on on the pandemic that the world is facing the age of coronavirus talking initially about those that are suffering the sick as well as those who have lost loved ones and the most fundamental particularly the elderly and those who are lol he also talked about those that may be concerned about the uncertainty thats to come and and worried about their livelihoods how they could make and hes he said now is not the time for indifference towards the poor and he said that you also call percys fight all conflicts as something that he genu. Does it all it ought to be in previous eustis but of course its taking a new slant in this age right now and he also called for a lifting of sanctions on countries that are poor and that need to sit since in order to survive as well as reducing offer giving debts debt relief for poor countries he said the challenge right now is not to be egotistical and he focused also particularly of prayer towards those who are suffering in conflicts in countries in the middle east as well as in africa and even in ukraine and of course in i always on migrants in particular as well. As him in the church still has a lot of authority and is a big presence in the loss of catholics not just in italy where you are but around the world how has it used its swi the church will look to use its way to help stem the outbreak. Well in this particular instance with the speech that the pope has made hes been stressing really that now is not the time of division and instead said that there should be solidarity particularly highlighting the situation here in the European Union he said after world war 2 there was solidarity and now the union the pluckiest basing its most historic cabinet and it needs to deal with it and find innovate to solutions he wanted fact that the e. U. Risk collapse if it does not agree on how to help the region recover i guess in a large sense referring to the countries that have been hardest hit by the pentagon week here in europe italy spain and france and how they are calling for most solid garrity particularly the Northern European countries in terms of dealing with the economic toll that this virus a state that. In iran many thanks. Well its not just the pope for her in the corona virus has forced a dramatic ray think of a still celebrations but for christians of all denominations so lets take a look at how mocking the holy day lord jesus we love you today this texas church holds more than 16000 worshippers this easter hiver its only joel the steam and if you his team quit the preacher wont let that get in his way or i think it that youre bigger than a virus and bigger than fear bigger than anything this fight to stop but they did it today lord its a victory. For special times call for special measures even the choir at Lakewood Church is working from home today with most of the United States on lockdown steen had to turn this years Easter Service into a virtual one with some prominent support. High Lakewood Community im mariah carey and im so glad i could join you this easter we find ourselves in a unique time in history where we can celebrate together in person and im grateful that so many of us are staying home and staying safe. Staying home is the directive that is also being strictly observed in the heart of jerusalems old city only a handful of priests attended mass at the church of the holy self occur the place where christians believe jesus was crucified and resurrected. The. In this south korean capital seoul which is not under lockdown worshippers could attend easter mass in person while maintaining a safe distance. For congregations across the globe the coronavirus epidemic has added a major challenge to easter celebrations here in the french city of lee all only those living at the church site were able to attend the easter vigil. Her. But despite all the challenges this colombian priest believes the situation also has a Positive Side because of coronavirus aris yoko a lot just recently began connecting online with parishioners at home. Although it seems difficult i think its a renewal of the church not only for us priests but for the families themselves who have met again in this holy time on. This easter pews and many churches around the world will remain empty preachers like a lot will continue to spread their messages one stream at a time. And lets get you caught up on the latest developments on the coronavirus in the u. S. As ive taken italy as the country with the highest confirmed number of fatalities the death toll in the u. S. Is not up to 20000. 00 but as well as president Nicolas Maduro has extended a nationwide quarantine for another 30 days south korea reported 32. 00 additional cases in the last day continuing a downward trend in infections there while in russia have more than 2000 new cases its biggest daily increase since the outbreak began well turkey has made a decisive move to try and slow the spread of covenanting for midnight friday some 31 cities have been put in temporary lockdown the decision came so swiftly that many were caught unaware it into confusion and panic. Taksim square at the heart of istanbul completely deserted its an extremely rare site in a lively city with some 16000000 residents and district lockdown will remain in place for the entire weekend all shops even supermarkets have had to close only pharmacies and bakeries are allowed to make deliveries the lockdown came into force on friday night just 2 hours after it was announced and many places long queues formed quickly outside shops videos posted online showed scenes of turmoil in some markets panic buying customers crammed into close contact many people clearly angry about being given little or no notice of the shutdown by the government that was also criticism from istanbuls mir. On twitter he wrote that the measures also took him by surprise. It would have been much better if the government had coordinated with us were sad that this happened the where did i ask all citizens to please remain calm. Turkey is currently seeing a sharp rise in the number of covert 19 infections latest figures show some 4800 new cases daily the hope is that the shutdown will slow its spread. Time to take a look now at some news from other parts of the world. Demanding face must end Better Health care have rioted at the jail in bolivia place moved in after prisoners climbed onto the roof in the city of government says inmates on minor charges will be released to control an outbreak of coronavirus in the prison system. Brazil has reported the 1st case of coded 19 in the city of god islam which inspired the film of the same name Municipal Workers have been disinfecting the streets of the crowded favela onto almost a quarter of the population of rio de janeiro. A 2nd person has died from a ball in the democratic republic of congo after more than 6 weeks without a new case officials had been hoping to declare an end to the pandemic allowing Congos Health services to focus on containing. North korea as prayed pledging tougher measures to protect its population from the virus officials have repeatedly insisted the country has not so far seeing any cases but medical experts are skeptical given the high number of infections in neighboring nations. The European Commission president has told germanys billed newspaper that life will only return to normal once a Coronavirus Vaccine becomes widely available researchers globally working on a vaccine which is hoped will be ready by the end of the year. The. Restrictions imposed on driving life in most countries have had disastrous consequences for business large and small but heres an ace the story with a happy ending as old as flood into one company for some special seasonal treats they dont lose teri schultz reports from belgium. This easter most belgian confectioners have chosen coated 1000 confinement with the rest of the population generally live to paul who runs a one woman artist on a shop in london in the south east of brussels relies on easter profits to survive until christmas the lockdown had her worried. And. Trying to market her handmade wares on line posted a photo she received of chocolate bunnies wearing face masks to show us a. Of humor and resilience the next morning her phone started ringing off the hook with people ordering masked rabbits a 20 crazy crazy crazy. What do you know its not me but after that brief moment of panic she thought why not her people are being asked to make masks to panu she could do that in her own sweet way and by donating all profits to her local Hospital Network she could help Health Care Workers when im doing that slike them. In union with whats happening in the world her biggest hope is that people will purchase bunnies on line 2 dont need to hospital staff to ponce community is pitching in carolyn shade a graphic artist is taking orders over the phone you guffaw who lives up the road is providing his companys packaging at cost. Benefit providing packages with profit as a way to show solidarity. Rafael culottes a schoolteacher from across the street makes deliveries to people who cant get out i would pick rabbits for their families outside st Elizabeth Hospital where they donated bunnies will go lab workers really in heart of felt is taking a break from running covert 19 tests his face lights up to hear of the project seems like a small thing but i think this is a big thing because people can see how people are reading to help everybody would love it if you supported. Something and that well have a little bit john of you have true poem says these are no longer just easter bunnies shell continue making and delivering solidarity rabbits at least until the lockdown lives. The american singer and songwriter bill withers dogged last month at the age of 5 he won fans in chicago have paid him a unique musical tribute without breaking social distancing rules of course. People belted out with this hit lean on me a song about friendship during hard times from their windows and porches song has become a coronavirus anthem a reminder that music has not lost its talent to bring us together do. It. And now its thats the latest from day doubly news more at the top of the hour remember you can always get the maddest headlines on t. W. At all on our website the deadly dot com you can also follow us on twitter instagram too at news for now im Anthony Howard thanks for watching. World. Beyond. The stories that matter to. Us. Whatever it takes. A running. List of. D. 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