A deathly hotshots descended on the city with its world famous canals everything is closed for the forseeable future. The tourists have left and venice is resident saw 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 city as many days of alleyway. Normally the crowds here make it difficult to cross the rio bridge now i stand alone by the grand canal the citys main thoroughfare. We can tell from the packaging that these are boxes of medicine. That are being unloaded here the supply chain for the pharmacies appears to be working they are still open. The delivery workers letters filmed 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 or talk. Luckily our encounter with a caribbean yeti passes off without incident were filming it secretly with a cell phone. During film permit yes weve got approval from the mass office. You are going to. Hear the documents the press office has also been informed. That yourself declaration form. Yes. Ok then you can carry on. As if at the end. 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 if sales have collapsed. The few customers who do come here by 2 full 3 fish if that the fish sellers earn their money from the restaurants and hotels that buy in bulk but they are all closed by the store but thats about it i havent experienced anything like it in the last 35 years that ive worked here that will say. Weve never been hit so hard not by the floods or other catastrophes. An awful job or the leisure that weve initials are tough it was a lot of it but we have never seen anything like this site just you look at it you just dont know how to react and how to stay healthy and sort. He thought the whole of it was that many people have lost their jobs their home without work these are difficult times. We head for baggage 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. For us to its hazardous to enter his quarantined area we decide not to take any risks we have our disinfectant masts 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 moho long with its outlying areas is long but is most important commercial center after my last. Journey takes us to the Historic Center of baghdad which is parched on a hill called back im outta here to most of the businesses in stores are closed. Bathroom unsure. Of. The analyser 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 elaman audi who runs the cafe down tasa. A calf a date. Back to 1476. 00 and the any time that it has had to close for such long periods as during wartime but macho 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. If youre not gentleman that often step by step will begin again. I hope very much that everyone will be buoyed by this optimism including the government and. Theyve really done Everything Possible and are doing a pretty good job Prime Minister conte and all the others its an exceptional situation very very difficult you know you see all. The. Macho asks whether weve already had a coffee as everywhere is closed including the Motorway Service stations we classically accept his invitation. Just off the answer vecchia is the terminal for the funny kill around the way that runs between bag and baggage. The newspaper kiosk inside is open. Theyre going to do can i see the daily newspaper please here you are other many a bitch or its. Yes unfortunately were living with a serious threat. And are you afraid. Yes why theres so many deaths in bank im out in particular the logic of that there is no logical official explanation. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that barrack tomorrow 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. All both of it no no look again there are more pages. If you. Know it. Well. Were. All told. All the. Issues. Im thinking crazy. Of you. Probably but its a battlefield. In the way. And the only. Thing. On the northeastern outskirts of baghdad lies the village of kaz nigga. Theres a home for retirees here we set off to find out how the situation is developing in such cannot see. The other. Form of. The health and cancer system in number day one of italys richest regions as well in International Comparison and where hes 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 here where 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 of a 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 a few feni here and its like being at war you think well look at him he doesnt know were. Back in bag im out 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 it doesnt sit here so this is the sign giovanni hospital named for pope john the 23rd pops on is that one of the biggest hospitals and really the center of the corona infections you could almost say europes coronavirus hotspot. You know. When also now to film in the hospital. We meet the director of the Pediatric Department to laurens oh don t. Got in the foyer. We conduct the interview outside like the rest of the staff dr don 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 really presented to the static for the devout its an extremely difficult situation. But theyre 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 theyre. Caught up. I dont look at me as a virus hits old people the hardest the head pediatrician says thats why the situation in can homes is particularly precarious. See. The top of a lot that you saw him unfortunately there are a lot of dead here and not just here in the hospital but also elsewhere like there are many elderly People Living in their own homes in the villages around. 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 says the doctor is that children are extremely unlikely to be severely affected. Any. 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 its its crucial to realise that. You can affect adults without showing any sign of symptoms yourself. But. Its an almost 3 hour drive from bed to motorboat santa has all the hotels a shot we cant dally one advantage of the long down is that the roads are largely clear and we made Good Progress even around busy humps like the rona where there are usually kilometer long traffic jams. In bold santa the capital of the largely german speaking province of outer allergy pickups with loud speakers are urging people to stay inside for health reasons. 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. You think feel it mention it i think it has some effect a lot of people walk on the streets a few spit their animals running around illnesses can get passed on like that. We believe that we have to reach as 0 infection point if we want to rule out the chance that the road the ground is a source of infection. To. 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. Noneffective 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 should think of the streets are clean now and the problem of the virus is solved now what to get by so no way. It just makes a small contribution there nothing more. Perfect thats it if we get out. Next day at home with a camera man marco to hear from the doctor a number that his 3 sons a not at acute risk from the virus is reassuring. The boys are working on exercises that their school has sent via email. And. Some work can also be done on the computer together with mother sylvia plath i think i think floor plan will. Play. It out. 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 family sit outside the house at the entrance to their small garden just for a change of scene. Now all you have to be he won how to. Get home im not scared and all but i would be if i were in the city well 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. Every day without fail the family sit down together to watch the evening news on italian t. V. The statistics in. Also paint a worry in 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. Invented 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 trying to 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 hygene is being taken very seriously at 1st it was unclear whether the product would sell. If the mill were not giving up were making these protective panels and going from door to door with. Many banks and stores have snatched them up. Weve seen that many people need them which production from one day to the next weve posted our product of social media and seen that there is a demand on. This ball for that. In the meantime the production hole has been almost totally refitted with new machines and materials. Its a mammoth task. And a reality that meant. No reason for the course its a big change. And we are really pushing the envelope. 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 if we have to and if all the others out there stick together like we have. Then they will also survive this crisis but im not a 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. Lets talk about it rick it was one 3rd luck but it could be one 3rd team effort and one 3rd the absolute will deserve ive been schizo thats what motivated us and thats what made the difference for 5 days ago the business was completely different a classic small blue collar firms but once in 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 so nothing else is on this beat theyre counting on. The tourist resort of to doto patched about the spot town of man oh no hes also deserted. Right next to the villages can 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 Cancer Centers who work with old people. As a 1st thought 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 how i actually go off my shoes outside the door i try to keep to the highest standards of hygiene thought to keep external contact down to a minimum for those at home and for my patients to conduct the house and he she. Dont to slight or takes us on a quick tour to show us the situation in the care home into rota the Safety Measures are strict with additional restrictions of movement within the home itself. They have either have to or have a set or they 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 their home. I mean now in the communal rooms its empty apartments theyve all had 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 he said. Yes this is unfortunately the sad reality that. The next day outside the main hospital in both 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. Told 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. 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 baghdad 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 dan tika dr lorenzo nor so works in the public giovanni hospital in bangor maine. Just. 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 care of the 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 the 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. Something positive has come out of this crisis than it is the cleaner water in venice is. And who knows maybe the venetians will also miss the peace and quiet when all of this is over. It will. Pass for a laugh. Make them from people make fun about their own social economic and political problems. In mozambique we say that you have to laugh so you dont write its how people called me think they do. As a journalist i often talk about this focus and that less look of. A lecture stuff my day by checking all those jobs finding out what people are talking about what is moving them. My father taught me how to ask uncomfortable questions about my country and about the book that describes i keep going to the state my name is fadi self and i work at. The but. I am. This is. From berlin the worlds biggest coronavirus lockdown extended for 3 more weeks indias Prime Minister on the run for modi tells the nation the economic the lockdown. Peoples health is far more important. Also coming up as a sunny easter weekend many germans to break the lock down rules