Theres no one no. A deathly harsh has descended on the city with its world famous cannot. Everything is closed for the forseeable future. The tourists have left and venices residents are heeding the Strict Lockdown imposed on italy since march and. Most of the time cameraman marco polo and i find ourselves completely alone in the citys maze of alleyways. Normally the crowds here make it difficult to cross the reality bridge now i stand alone by the grand canal the citys main thoroughfare. We can tell from the packaging that these are boxes of medicines that are being unloaded here the supply chain for the pharmacies appears to be working they are still open. The delivery workers letters film them but they dont want to be interviewed so we move on. The few others we come across give us a wide berth. Somehow in this difficult situation it doesnt seem appropriate to confront them with a camera and a microphone. What were experiencing is extraordinary fascinating but a bit frightening at the same time. Weve obtained special permits from the math and completed the self declaration forms required of all italians when they travel otherwise we wouldnt be allowed to be here at all. Luckily our encounter with a caribbean yeti passes off without incident were filming it secretly with a cell phone. Youre a film permit yes weve got approval from the mass office. Here the documents the press office has also been informed. And thats yourself declaration form. Yes. Ok then you can carry on. With. The class. Close to the reality bridge is the citys fish market normally its packed with vendors now there are just a few many fish mongers wonder how theyre going to survive economically for sales have collapsed. The few customers who do come here by 2 full 3 fish if not the fish sellers earn their money from the restaurants and hotels that buy in bulk but they are all closed places but thats about it i havent experienced anything like it in the last 35 years that ive worked here that will say that we have never been hit so hard not by the floods or other catastrophes. An awful job but i know weve a nations are tough with a lot of it but we have never seen anything like this cycle may just you know until you just dont know how to react and how to stay healthy he said. He thought the whole heartedly that many people have lost their jobs their home without work these are difficult times. We had for a bag in the region of lombardy 230 kilometers west of venice an epicenter of the corona virus in europe. We want to know why kovac 19 has infected and killed so many people in number 2 for us 2 its hazardous to end to this quarantined area we decided not to take any. Risks we have our disinfectant masks and gloves at the ready. At the time we filmed in mid to late march close to 10000 people had already been admitted for hospital treatment in the province of lombardy. By the 1st week of april the number of reported cases in the region would reach nearly 55000. With its population of 120000 people the city of baghdad now her along with its outlying areas is long but his most important commercial center after milan our journey takes us to the Historic Center of bag america which is perched on a hill called outta here too most of the businesses and stores are closed. On july. The allies are deserted as they were in venice there are just a few people standing a safe distance away from one another waiting patiently outside the pharmacy. In the Piazza Vecchia the square at the heart of the old town we meet much element now day who runs the cafe downtown so. The cafe dates back to 1476. 00 and the any time that it has had to close for such long periods was during war time but marcelo is an optimist he says now the main thing is to be there for one another and pulled together. We will open the cafe as soon as everything is over here and the entire family will do their bit including him. It cannot be a living that often step by step will begin again. I hope very much that everyone will be buoyed by this optimism including the government. Weve done Everything Possible and theyre doing a pretty good job Prime Minister conte and all the others its an exceptional situation very very difficult you see all. The. Macho asks whether weve already had a coffee as everywhere is closed including the Motorway Service stations week gladly accept his invitation. Just off the answer vecchia is the terminal for the funny kill a runaway that runs between bag and bag. The newspaper kiosk inside is open. Were going to go can i see the daily newspaper please here you are other many a bitch or its. Your home yes unfortunately were living with a serious threat. And are you afraid. Yes why theres so many deaths in baghdad in particular the logic of that there is no logical official explanation. Perhaps it has to do with the fact the paradigm now is a hub for the region close to the alps and is connected to milan. As well and then you add 1. 00 and 2. 00 together you end up caught in this vicious circle. Oh no no no no look again there are more pages. Here from norway. With. The. Fall for. All the. New age. Im thinking crazy. It could be. Property but its a battlefield. To me. And the only. Thing. In it. On the northeastern outskirts of baghdad lies the village of cast. Theres a home for retirees here. We set off to find out how the situation is developing in such cannot. Deliver. From. The health and caste system in lombardy one of italys richest regions as well in International Comparison and. Is waiting in the courtyard. Were not allowed to film the facility either inside or on the outside the situation for residents and carers is very grave. I think. You still have some time. This is like a war if you stay at home all of you and. No one should be out and about in particular the elderly are a great risk there have been many many deaths but the figures are much higher than is generally known you still have a few days reprieve but i repeat stay at home. The situation here is very very serious. I dont want to spread panic but please get the old people into isolation avoid any contact because for them the situation is much worse than it seemed in phoenix last year and its like being at war you think well look at him he doesnt know were. Back in bag among the City Hospital is out of bounds in front of the building there are huge additional oxygen tanks the hospitals own facility can no longer supply anywhere near enough oxygen to run the many ventilators needed for the coronavirus patients. So does he sits here so this is the sign giovanni hospital named for pope john the 23rd pops your highness that i am one of the biggest hospitals and really the center of the corona infections you could almost say europes coronavirus hotspot. And. Were also now to film in the hospital. We meet the director of the Pediatric Department who learns oh don t. Got in the foyer. We conduct the interview outside like the rest of the staff doctor done tiger has been working almost round the clock for weeks now. And. Many doctors and nurses have contracted the virus and are unable to watch patients in isolation wards are also separated from their loved ones. For the devout its an extremely difficult situation. Its. Not being able to be with their loved ones in their final hours and not being able to have a funeral with a priest is a very painful experience that. I dont look at me as a virus hits old people the hardest. The head pediatrician says thats why the situation in cannes homes is particularly precarious. See the martini the top of it all touches on him unfortunately there are a lot of dead here and not just here in the hospital but also elsewhere there are many elderly People Living in their own homes in the villages around bearable or in the valleys in the outlying foothills with a lot of them are dying at the moment and were convinced that they are dying from coronavirus. But because theyre not being taken to the hospital there is no diagnosis. According to statistics in italy the vast majority of deaths from covert 19 caring people over the age of 60 most of them had one or several preexisting conditions one good piece of news about the virus sends the doctor is that children are extremely unlikely to be severely affected. But to call out a could be but iba children or a case in particular. They can get infected with the illness isnt very serious and. Thats definitely good news for the families with small children. But you shouldnt forget one important aspect the children who have been infected pass on the infection if thats if its its crucial to realize that. You can affect adults without showing any sign of symptoms yourself. To put that out there but. Its an almost 3 hour drive from bag a motor boat santa has all the hotels a shot we can down i wanted vantage of the long down is that the roads are largely clear and we made good progress. Even around busy homes like the rona where there are usually kilometer long traffic jams. I. Was. In the capital of the largely german speaking province of al to our pick ups with loudspeakers are urging people to stay inside for health reasons. That. A lot is being done here to stop the spread of the virus. Overnight the roads pavements and bus stops are being cleaned and decontaminated with water and hydrogen peroxide. Think feel a mention again i think it has some effect a lot of people walk on the streets a few spared their animals running around illnesses can get passed on like that north korea listen we believe that we have to reach 00 Inflection Point if we want to rule out the chance of the road the ground is a source of infection to. The end i. The cleaning liquid is said to be harmless to the environment. We also asked whether this is really meant to just reassure the citys residents. A symbolic act. Not only for that now its not just about the psychological effect. Lets be clear on this its citizens still have to stick to all the regulations and they shouldnt think that the streets are clean now and the problem of the virus is solved now what about so no way that it just makes a small contribution when theyre nothing more. Than people you put for free. If you get out there we. Make stand home with a camera man marco to hear from the doctor and number 3 that his 3 sons are not at acute risk from the virus is reassuring the boys are working on exercises that their school has sent via email. Some work can also be done on the computer together with mothers sylvia. Fear. Since the lockdown was imposed sylvia has spent most of her time at home with the boys as a Software Programmer she also has to work from home recently the Italian Government tightened up the long town banning walks outside anyone violating those rules faces a fine of 2000 euros and criminal charges. British. From time to time the polo families sit outside the house at the entrance to their small garden just for a change of scene. Now all. The money he won how to. Get home im not scared at all but i would be if i were in the city. I hold my breath when people walk past and then breathe out when theyve passed by. Im fed up with this virus i want to go back to kindergarden. Of. Every day without fail the family sit down together to watch the evening news on italian t. V. The statistics in. Also paint a worrying picture. In the next 2 weeks the family will learn that the number infected has more than doubled with more than 4 times the number of deaths. The Economic Situation is also dramatic some 7600 businesses have been forced to close in the northern italian province. In vivid taina shortly before the brenner pass one company has been able to avoid having to put their employees on reduced hours or give them notice pay to tranq founder and his team came up with a new business idea overnight the 20 strong team is now constructing protective shields from plexiglas and metal. As these products are intended to protect people from the new coronavirus hygiene is being taken very seriously at 1st it wasnt clear whether the product would sell. And if they know were not giving up were making these protective panels and going from door to door with them many banks and stores have snatched them up. As weve seen that many people need them for which production from one day to the next on the table weve posted our product on social media and seen that theres a demand on the. Spot in the us. In the meantime the production hole has been almost totally refitted with new machines and materials. Its a mammoth task. And a real a chief meant. No reason for the course its a big change. And we are really pushing the envelope. Of a good night but we are a great team. We are sticking to the rules we have protective suits and i hope that this crisis will be over at some point in guiding and undefeated and if all the others out there stick together like we have. Then they will also survive this crisis case the opposite. There are enough orders to keep the company busy for the next few weeks and the jobs here are secure for the time being at least. Theres talk about it rick it was one 3rd luck but it would be one 3rd team effort and one 3rd the absolute will deserve ive. Got so thats what motivated us thats what made the difference for 5 days ago the business was completely different a classic small blue collar for whats on all today were talking about hygiene Risk Management and theres the plan that list what people have to do and when one has to provide food the other the supply of materials each is concentrating on their role its nothing else as on this be different on. The tourist resort of tiro patched about the spot town of meto know hes also deserted. Right next to the villages care home is general practitioner wake inciters practice. First of all he provides us with fresh face masks and stresses just how important protective measures are for people in the healthful can sectors who work with old people. I think d for when i arrive at the practice i try to put on an entire new set of clothes i change here when i get home i again change out of the clothes that i only wore for traveling between work and home i take off my shoes outside the door i try to keep to the highest standards of hygiene the store to keep external contact down to a minimum for those at home and for my patients i put that in the house and if you. Talk to slight or takes us on a quick tour to show us the situation in the care home in toronto the Safety Measures are strict with additional restrictions of movement within the home itself. They have there all you have is that we have closed all the communal rooms and stopped all Group Activities we have tried to isolate each floor so if we did have someone who test positive the other floors would be in quarantine and protected at the moment and to some of them were now in the communal rooms but its empty time as i 35. 00 all of our residents are all on the floors above us. Normally this is a happy place with people playing cards and eating coffee and cake over carers organizing games and. Yes this is unfortunately the sad reality that. The next day outside the main hospital in bold sano here there are also special measures in place in the control tent in front of the building everyone entering the hospital is 1st tested for the corona virus. Right by the side of that is the regions italian white cross control center the Relief Organization has set up its own task force for the transport of people infected with covert 90. Talk before we go to speak to the white cross and ask the volunteers how things are with their Ambulance Services the doctors told us to put on gloves. The head of the Coronavirus Task force in both santa is louder part of an she has been employed by the white cross for 11 years she says she has never experienced a situation like this. Unfortunately we have been picking up a lot of patients who although they can still walk and breathe on their own in the morning by evening we have to rush them to an intensive care unit. Was. In the afternoon we get a message from a doctor in bag and he says the situation has deteriorated over the last few days. This time we decided to carry out our interview by skype to avoid any possibility of infection like dr don tika dr lorenzo north also works in a public giovanni hospital in bangor. I think the message that goes for us all for the whole of europe is all of us we doctors to need to keep our distance from our families. Well. If everyone in europe does that then at some point this will be over. And then well have a lot of time again to spend together and to hug each other just like we did in the past. But for now we must stay at home in self isolation. Because thats the only option we have to stop the spread of the virus in europe. Optimism and solidarity whats important now even if an end to the crisis is not in sight. While the curve of new infections appears to be flattening out its still unclear when the country will be able to return to normality. Is that when i 1st saw it with photo in social media i thought it was a fake but its true the water is a lot clearer than usual and you dont hear a sound either its almost eerie now and then you hear a child crying but nothing apart from that im believable. If something positive has come out of this crisis then it is the cleaner water in venices canals. And who knows maybe the venetians will also miss the peace and quiet when all of this is over. 1 was 1. 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