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Again for moscows his Art International here in russia 771 new corona virus cases were confirmed earlier this thursday with the total number jumping to over 3500 it is the biggest single day increase in patients here since the start of the break so far there have been 30 deaths the russian president s expected to deliver another nationwide address as you did a week ago within the half hour we think to give an update on the countrys response to the pandemic lets go to central moscow says could tell as across it its imminent saskia we keep saying it we hear he is going to speak and address the nation obviously maybe again as we saw last week last minute preparations and thoughts going into it as they try to get a handle on what to do now going into the future and he did what the president is likely to say later. While its the 2nd time in just 8 days the russian leader will be addressing the nation in a televised speech and due to whether its a are deja vu because just as last wednesday he was a bit behind schedule today also he seems to be running a bit behind as well but quite right you said this is clearly a very delicate situation its a very important issue considering he will be discussing corona Virus Outbreak here in russia and globally so its understandable hes probably trying to gather the last minute information to make sure that everything is up to date and on point and just as last week its also a very expected announcement this week to in fact last wednesday he was due to be in some petersburg when actually that was canceled and decided to stay in moscow make that address today he also his press secretary very unexpectedly announced that at the last minute was who can listen to the way he said. Paid we called work for the week the president is working on his new nationwide address lets wait and see what the president has to say. So like i said its probably not a surprise to anyone given its pretty much the only topic both on the street and on in the news as well president putin will likely be discussing the struggle against coronavirus yes in fact in a meeting he remarked that the situation with the pandemic and russia as is globally is obviously a very difficult situation you mentioned the statistics yes we are around 3500 cases 771 in the last 24 hours thats the largest number of night to date but it is also worth mentioning that we are also rather russias been very proactive in terms of testing so to date its down 5 130000 test just a bit more than 48000 in just the last 24 hours so it is actually because of its foreign in the top 3 Countries Worldwide which are on the front line of testing it specifically opened several new trees primarily hit in moscow to deal with that intake its also being helped its worth mentioning by china which today we really russia received a new delivery of humanitarian aid and thats in addition to a package that was sent by the ali baba found last 9 tuesday and he sent coronavirus testing kits as well as other supplies part of why the. Very encouraging interaction between nations we saw russia of course sending a specialist to italy as well as any yes in today to the u. S. So these are some of the things that possibly could be talked about the measures that have been taken how it is that the country is dealing with it and of course what else needs to be done because as we see the numbers are globally and russia still continuing to rise to still much more can be done potentially on an economic front he might discuss the measures that could be taken on wednesday for example we saw Vladimir Putin holding a televised Conference Meeting with his government and it was off to that he was decide. That 33000000. 00 would be set aside for the salaries of people who walk in the sector so these are things like lines which of course weve seen lines of tens of thousands of ground hundreds of thousands of planes throughout the world as a result a direct result of this as well as sport Tourism Hospitality these are all sectors that of soffit and want to make sure that they felt economically supported in these unprecedented times we also saw that this is part that 33000000. 00 salary handout is part of a much bigger fund of 18000000000. 00 which have been earmarked for the fight against coronavirus and back he said is predominantly to help small and medium sized businesses which have been dealt the bitterest of blows in recent days another thing that could be talked about is the fact that on wednesday parliament here in moscow approved the strict rather harsh penalties against people who defy quarantine rules so for example now were seeing that if someone has been told to go out onto the street because they just cant have being inside and one thing we can all appreciate that sentiment however it is the norm now and if they end up infecting other people in those people actually lose their life as a result of that infection want that person could actually end up sitting in prison for up to 7 years moscow has also introduced their own such a policy so for example financial penalties if you dont sit home and self isolate weve also developed a plan which matches medical information with phone numbers to track whether people are actually home as they should be whether in fact theyre actually just going out in a joint in the city but its actually something that we can also see that has worked very successful in both singapore and south korea another thing that possibly could be touched upon in this address that is due why was due to be within this hour but it looks like it might be. Pushed a bit back is is potentially an extension of the non working week that led to the announce last wednesday so the week that were currently and that is the 30th of march until the 5th of april has been declared. The nonessential workers that means that Government Hospital Services Banks are still continuing but everyone else. To me peter said sit at home sit tight go to in your shop if you have to go to the pharmacy if you need to go to hospital if you need to but otherwise there is no reason the safest place for you is at home please lets try and slow the spread of this virus and in fact there are rumors that several people with then government are a fan of extending the nonworking week including the Prime Minister herself she voiced her support about so its possible might see last minute announce an extension of that or even imposing a much harsher lockdown that of course be following in the fashion of certain european cities like london as well as other cities within Continental Europe like italy france and spain so these are all the things that could possibly be discussed but really were going to have to wait and see hopefully its going to be any minute now but stay tuned because were of course bring you up to date. Live from moscow for the next 20 minutes or so just tell them of use to stick around if you want to see it as well as when president putin addresses the nation bill is standing boy over in our london studio and the team that hell be picking it up for you will be showing you that live address to the nation as well so it will be happening we think some time at least for now let it go thank you very much well dozens of regions across russia are imposing self isolation regimes meaning people can go outside to only buy food medicines or for emergencies but all shuttered businesses will come out of this intact but the citys mother preventions this is a surge in solidarity to see them through more on but no from. From enterprises to tiny local coffee shops the coronavirus pandemic has thrown all kinds of businesses into the basket of potential bankruptcy and in the face of woe the normally dog eat dog corporate world in russia turned into more of a dog play pen. Yandex is russias Biggest Tech Company and mail dot ru group is one of its most bitter rivals but both see the new pandemic a much bigger adversary than each other along with 2 government world funds and the Business Lobby Group the 2 created an alliance designed to help out companies and customers alike to wither the economic storm or object of here is right now its not so much about profit its only logical to cooperate here for the good of the society and leave the competition in sight for a moment what we want to do is we want to be in terms of taking the lead role helping. The community so its not a time to the right well its a time to unite the mail dot ru group will be spending a 1000000 and a quarter dollars to help medium and Small Businesses in russia on top of that it has waived all fees for cafes and restaurants using their food delivery app a bold move since this particular market is among the very few actually showing revenue today what is important for us news a tree to keep the Small Businesses who continue running by offering the coalition and a lot of it down to their own enabling down to there on the river is another industry decimated by Coronavirus Travel restrictions tourism the pandemic has pushed Moscow Hotels to search for a new purpose. From the hilton to the marriott moscows Luxury Hotels have offered their rooms to the government to be used to house covert not. Patience i talked on the phone with a russian billionaire me how youll good summary of who came up with the idea of greece to the story it would take up to 2 months to build a hospital from scratch with the hotel you already have rooms in beds so its already made hospital whats important now is to treat people. Online streaming services have either rolled out discounts or offered free subscriptions all together the conductors social networks russias analog of facebook has also been working to keep its audience more engaged than ever encouraging its content creators specifically over the last week. Reach by 10 percent if you use are by 60 percent an Online Gaming daily audience is up by 10 percent for. A lot of life streams every day and. Now were looking for a new partners. Or exclusive content coronavirus is definitely not giving a boost to the economy but it could teach businesses new tricks which will help them push forward their recovery reporting from self quarantine done of r. T. Those pictures here in russia and broadly europe the pandemic is proving to be a litmus test for solidarity in the e. U. The reluctance of germany and other wealthy european nations to share the Financial Burdens infuriated italy our europe correspondent peter all of a look closer at that impasse. Away from quarantine and self isolation the very future of how the European Union sees itself may be at risk from this corona pandemic will it look back and see a union that stick together through tough times or one that fell apart a group of the talian officials took out a full page police in a major german newspaper that told at the heartstrings it is solidarity that you germans were showing by many European Countries after the war and up until reunification did german friends memory helps in making the right decisions the crux of the letter is hope hope that the financial burden for dealing with corona virus will be shared out amongst Member States it echoes what had previously been said by the italian Prime Minister just said he cant take talking about mutual izing current and future debt not harping back to world war 2. Again i wanted so old german citizens were not right in the beach overdosed on the economics by the beach of a history book. Germanys hardly greeted those pleas with open arms maintaining that the 2012 european state billeted mechanism is the only option. So it is no to corona bombs yes to the european stability mechanism and Investment Bank i think that is the way to hope europe and at the same time to maintain the stability of the euro in the long term that response has left some in rome angry europe has enjoyed italys political weakness for many decades italy today does not want to be a waiter while others are eating lobster is like france and germany if you plan to take advantage of the emergency to bring countries like italy or other countries with more fragile economies to their needs europe will have no future. Barely old phone made a show of removing the fire from his office replacing it with the italian trick a law its a symbolic gesture for sure but what it does show is that there are some Member States that are increasingly disappointed in a union that supposed to look out for everyones interests not being particularly forthcoming when it comes to helping those in dying in need deal not only with a pandemic but also with the Economic Impact it will also have peter all over r. T. Girl in a. Quick look at what else is happening around the world oh look will hand china in most countries restrictions on movement only seem to be growing but there that they think was the original virus epi center there are signs that things are slowly returning to normal the citys reopening and locals are being allowed back to work it seems limitations of movement are also being eased for people who need to get into the region from outside but as safety 1st still very much the throat is still checking the health of people trying to enter it will hand. Europe maybe a coded red zone but lifes almost as normal still in sweden some people worry about it where its going to go but precautions are in place but unlike most of its european neighbors sweden shops cafes and primary schools are staying open for now theres no lockdown and the borders are not shut only the most at risk groups are being told to stay at home swedens got almost 5000 registered cases and more than 200 have died so far. A different approach again in nepal their police are keeping their distance well and forcing the lock down and tackling people who float in the rules the south Asian Countries only registered 5 infections so far no deaths have been reported. The pentagon is trying to source 100000 body bags right now the United States currently has the worlds highest number of infections and the white house is. Fishel said the virus could claim more than 2 100000 lives in the country more than a 1000 died on wednesday alone the highest daily number so far the situations getting so tough in new york that refrigerated trucks are being stationed near overwhelmed hospitals to cope with the rising amount of deaths as americas trinity chavis reports. As the 2nd month of the corona Virus Outbreak begins in the nation is bracing for the worst of it i want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead this disturbing video showing several bodies being moved from a Brooklyn Hospital treating kovan 1000 patients the number of deaths expected to grow as we approach the anticipated apex the range on the apex is somewhere between. Lets say 7 to 21. Makeshift hospitals are wrecked across new york city the Javits Center central park and now parts of the Tennis Center that host the u. S. Open this as concerns grow that hospitals will soon run out of protective equipment for staff and medical supplies including those lifesaving ventilators which Governor Cuomo says are nearly impossible to get its like being on e bay with 50 other states bidding on a ventilator. And you see the big go up because california. Illinois bit florida bid new york bids california rebids thats literally what were doing new york city mayor bill de blasio calling on all veterinarians and plastic surgeons to lend their ventilators if youve got a ventilator in your office in your operating room we need it now it should not be sitting there doing nothing all officials are still working to flatten the curve in new york Governor Cuomo believes the apex will hit the state at some point in april reporting in new york Trinity Chavez are. Thousands of sailors on the 1st u. S. Warship on deployment to report an outbreak will be taken off the vessel by friday more than 100. 00 personnel on the Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier tested positive for nichols quarantining with stuff in such close proximity to one of those proved a huge challenge the evacuation will be carried out in the u. S. Pacific territory of where the ships docked although thats a concern in itself a glom which could see facilities overstretched as a result the islands only got a couple of 100 hospital beds and is already dealing with nearly 80 local infections the u. S. Warships cruel no self isolate to military bases and local hotels although some will have to stay on board one thing i want to emphasize as well is that we cannot and will not remove all the say or from the ship and thats not what the Commanding Officer requested either nor the medical team our plan has always been to remove as much of the crew as we can while maintaining for the ships safety this ship has weapons on it it has munitions on it it has expensive aircraft and it has a Nuclear Power plant that requires a certain number of people on that ship to maintain the safety and security of the ship. Former pentagon analyst Michael Maloof told us about the unique dangers posed when there is an outbreak on a military vessel. Its very very difficult on a warship like on like a cruise a cruise ship which also was infected on an Aircraft Carrier a destroyer or submarine you dont have the luxury of individual compartments except maybe for the captain because they do what they because theyre on 247 duty they do what they call hot words that someone whos on duty gives up his bed and someone else sleeps in it i mean is that closely confined and as a consequence the ability to spread the disease such as this particularly if youre in the open ocean is very very very high and people are going up and down the ladders holding the same areas constantly and to keep those areas germ free is its going to be a much would be a Monumental Task i have been reporting this afternoon france has now surpassed 4000. 00 coronavirus related deaths and 57000. 00 registered cases surprisingly those on the front line of treating the sick are reporting that theyre suffering violence in abuse one nurse says she was attacked as thieves stole the mosques she was carrying and pharmacy workers there say theyre now also suffering physical and verbal abuse and strict quarantine rules were imposed. Our system shows a 50 to 60 percent increase in aggressive action against pharmacists since the beginning of the isolation regime compared to the same weeks last year these actions include insoles threats but also physical attacks and break ins in neighboring italy the lockdown has been extended but difficulty in buying food is seeing some result of to thieve shallow dubin skis covering up. It started in solidarity and song to keep up spirits. But now off to 3 weeks of lockdown the mood and dangers are apparently evolving they are no longer singing dancing on the balconies now people are more afraid not so much of the virus but of poverty many are out of work and hungry even though in the poorest southern regions the impact of covert 19 has been less dramatic than in the north they too are in confinement and just people run out of food and money so dispassion as residents are becoming Desperate Police are now patrolling supermarkets and streets in some areas no longer just to make sure that people are staying indoors but to stop thieves we need to act fast more than that distress into violence as supplies drawing up reports are emerging that gangs around sicily are using social media to plot attacks on stores this comes after a Ferry Company that used to deliver vital supplies of food and medicine to the island fell into bankruptcy and has halted its services its not just the stores that are under threat local. Media has also reported that 2 elderly italians were robbed of the shopping by young people on scooters targeted apparently because they were seeing is easy prey civil unrest is some suggest a real concern im afraid that the worries that are affecting large sections of the population over Health Income in the future with the continuation of the crisis will turn into an anger and hatred that warning has been echoed by the head of the red cross which believes italy wont be the only country impacted by social unrest if the lock downs continue in the most difficult neighborhoods of the biggest cities im afraid in a few weeks who have social problems this is a social bomb that can explode at any moment because they dont have any way to have an income. Break into that right on cue president putin now addressing the nation lets go straight to the nonworking week is coming to an end but. This is a very tense schedule were seeing doctors nurses still working all the medical staff of Health Institutions all struggling. Thats the stuff you know infectious wards of every hospital because they are on the front line of. Treating in saving people. When. They prevent. A lot of prevention. And im sure that. All of the russians would read. I appreciate you who are the doing in the west on the options and there are other industries that are working hard to the us i would like to sincerely thank all of you my cuba without any exception and id like to want to say thank you to the volunteers say im going to them at all the people who are not like you feel a little unique and different by getting. To know that they can do their part by create. Those who have followed all the guidelines from the medical specialists in take care of the health of their relatives and you know their surroundings i think and the nonworking wick that was introduced cross the country and self isolation regime for many reasons that should have bought us time before a lot of preventive action to mobilize and all the authorities and the human that are going bodies it to a red carpet resources you know Health Care System to fund the pandemic and i think the most efficient way using our own experience and the best practices from other countries are putting the piano out now what is critically important that you are going to need over all the natural because so far we have taking care of the elderly if you think of the school we have not seen any human ill burst over a big demick outbreak about the dont make such a now i do with education old establishment say no preschool facilities or universities and schools here but whats next in your mind you id like to another but you might want to emphasize that when we take further action at least even full of you we still need to be aware that. The threat is still over as. Specialists say the feet of the inter mic is not yet over and this is why have. The taken the decision to extend the normal working at a time until the end of the month until the 30 of the april and thats a paid leave have made it to workers will still get their salaries of the situation and that is changing. And a lot of municipalities and all of regents the situation varies really have a very huge country a vast and at the territorys different density of population and there are regions where coronavirus has created a serious threat for the people you know i mean you thought you might end up in you may mean you know take moscow with you or you know you despite the actions of the federal authorities the city hall we have not reversed the transition and there are regions the issue of fewer and fewer regions me unfortunately to be where we havent seen a single case of carvey 19 q so somewhere we need to take more severe action to this well elsewhere but its not like remaining alert. Oh it local. Which you told it it actually would suffice gloams of this is why the heads of the russian regions would put nothing that might upon direction and which will get Additional Union and you know how is why the end of the week there will have to identify specific set of preventive action already accomplished in the union region specific menaces to take care of the health and safety of the people and also the sustainability of the economy around the Critical Infrastructure now like to reiterate that once again the regions would need to take stock of the reality on the ground and take an appropriate decision and the police on the rez isolation regime again what kind of local action and they would say you see you and you comply with the afghan they be decree of the russian president on which institutions and bodies and factories need to start and which can continue to go on now providing for the safety of the people years and you will probably just like before me all the authorities will continue working with you all the essential factories and plants need to work grocery suits because pharmacies comes with you and all those who provide for you can in the lives of the people should be an attempt at a bit of that way now if we need to have been you know introduce further restrictions for scientific educational establishments so if or for in case so far any plans of factories really make the regions we have to get approval from the federal authorities we need to work hand in hand both the way federal and with regional and useable level of law and this is why it would ask to all of my our assistants in the regions to organize accorded nights in the exhibit cities and i think we all need to get the information. To the on the league Ordination Committee at the government it will be processed analyzed and taken into account and the Decision Making process and the actions of the regional authorities but one thing you will need to be definitely coordinated with our Health Care Authorities is that who you know we need to take care of the safety and health of the people thats approaching umble warrant the pond given to the if we see any future Development City we might take it in the be further action we will know just you both the number of days though we need to stay in isolation but we have so we can roll it back because of that if you like a little bit so there will be fewer days where we stayed on paid leave and once again as we permit these measures we need to remember that it said as important to the what to keep our jobs and the livelihoods of our people you know thats our general priority before the government for the region for the Business Community theyve been that i will tell you should we need to provide for a fishy and stable economy if you would thats on the founder asian power that will help us to resolve the key challenges were facing particularly in Health Care Reform with my fellow russian design would like to ask you to continue with the he commits to a rocky if any follow the guidelines of the doctors and the authorities take care of your health and the health you can of your relatives the natural appear to be them. Our shared responsibility and will support these increasingly important because of them when you this was a short time just one week but we saw that when we realized the importance these threats but we can mitigate the risks im certain that you will continue to set as concerted as before and we need to take preventive action we need to get one step ahead of the virus i wish you all the best and Good Health Care or i was listening to a problem or put in addressing the nation there in a televised address he had spoken last week we were expecting more on what was said last week and he has now extended the paid working leave here in russia until the end of the week the 30th of april lot is the main takeaway from that address well our Correspondents Dinner was also listening in she can more meat on the bones of what was spoken about by the president take us through those main points over the past that 510 minutes or so. Well its very important i think to start off with the point that the russian president very rightly thanked expressed his sincere thanks to every single staff member in the Health Care System who is on the front line of the fight with coronavirus he said some of us have been sitting at home he himself is also working remotely as a precaution be said other people cannot afford that luxury and we have to appreciate them with all the russians we thank them sincerely for walk he said self isolation of the nonworking week that is the week that we are currently and from the 30th of march until the 5th of april he said that has brought us time and really thats the point of the lockdown its not really intended to stop the spread of the virus because its almost impossible but it is intended to slow and he said we want to slow it in order that we could prepare a medical supplies and our Health Care System better for any future development and it seems the he expressed confidence that that is exactly what the government had managed to do he said so far what we have done successfully is we have managed to stop any outbreak amongst the most out risk group that is the elderly widely considered 65 years old and above hes also said thankfully we havent seen any outbreaks amongst children in any educational facilities he said but now we need to think about the Bigger Picture not just these target groups and exactly for that reason as you said. He will be extending the nonworking week not just for one week as there were rumors potentially that he would do but in fact all the way until the end of the month that is until the 30th of april so the system is the same essential workers that is people who are watching the Health Care People who are walking in pharmacies as well as government and municipal authorities they will continue to go about their daily jobs everyone else please sit tight in your homes and very important just as this week will be paid leave. New to receive full salaries all the way until the 30th of april he said obviously what i do also need to mention is that russia is an enormous terror charge think you need to look at the map to see that and of course the situation is different in every single region so you said there are some regions with thankfully and russia havent had a single reported case of covert 19 however as is often the case in highly densely populated. Cosmopolitan areas that is not the case and moscow being the largest european city that is a city of 100000000 people 8000000 people use the metro every single day on average just to give you an understanding of the size of the city he said unfortunately moscow is bearing the brunt of coronavirus sufferers so he said we havent managed to reverse that trend but he expressed hope that extending that nonworking periodontal the 30th of april would help them in some way in order to fight this pandemic more properly he said that regional fortys will be given extra powers so that they can assess the reality on the ground and take decisive actions that is very important for all levels of government from the regional to municipal of course to the highest right here in moscow in the kremlin they all need to be interacting the whole time they need to be communicating what the situation is so that then they can decide how to be proactive. He said that this will be assessed again in pairs of time most likely the 30th of april depending on how the situation unfolds he said the primary focus of the government is of course to ensure the jobs and livelihoods of every single russian he said my primary concern is to make sure that every Single Person feels economically supported twin shore a healthy a stable and deficient economy so hes likely going to continue those same economic measures that he imposed back in his fascination address that was back on the 25th of march that supporting such in families as well as giving such an economic reprieve to small and middle size businesses and really he ended on a new. Of strength and confidence he said this is a shadow responsibility weve seen that certain things can be achieved in a week we need to join together and he said that we can mitigate the risks we need to be responsible we need to listen to all the medical specialists follow the guidelines and believed that really with all these measures taken place this was something that we could really defeat both as a community and russia but also been opening taking us through them in aspects of a televised address by the russian president putin or in central moscow q. Right so that is the situation currently in russia lets move on to 2 other cases whats happening around the world starting in europe on in front switches not surpassed for corona virus related deaths 57000. 00 registered cases perhaps surprisingly those on the front line of treating the sick are reporting that theyre suffering violence and abuse one nurse says she was attacked those thieves still face must that she was carrying on pharmacy workers say they are no also suffering physical and verbal abuse in strict quarantine rules were imposed our system shows a 50 to 60 percent increase in aggressive action against pharmacists since the beginning of the isolation regime compared to the same weeks last year these actions include insoles threats but also physical attacks and break ins. In neighboring italy the lockdown has been extended at but difficulty and buying food is seeing some resort to theft Charlotte Dubin ski has that story. It started in solidarity and song to keep up spirits i. But now off to 3 weeks of lockdown the mood and dangers are apparently evolving they are no longer singing dancing on the balconies now people are more afraid not so much of the virus but of poverty many are out of work and hungry even though in the poorer southern regions the impact of covert 19 has been less dramatic than in the north they too are in confinement and just people run out of food and money so dissipate as residents are becoming Desperate Police are now patrolling supermarkets and streets in some areas no longer just to make sure that people are staying indoors but to stop feeds. We need to act 1st more than distress into violence as supplies dry up reports are emerging that gangs around sicily are using social media to plot attacks on stores this comes after a Ferry Company that used to deliver vital supplies of food and medicine to the island fell into bankruptcy and has halted its services its not just the stores that are under threat local media has also reported that 2 elderly italians were robbed of their shopping by young people on scooters targeted apparently because they were seen as easy prey civil unrest is some suggest a real concern im afraid that the worries down to earth acting lowered sections of the population over Health Income in the future with the continuation of the crisis will turn into ungar cred that warning has been echoed by the head of the red cross which believes italy wont be the only country impacted by social unrest if the lock downs continue in the most difficult neighborhoods of the biggest cities im afraid in a few weeks who have social problems this is a social bomb that can explode at any moment because they dont have any way to have an income even though italys Prime Minister. Has said his government too will designate 400000000 euros for food vouchers as part of a wider relief package may say that the funds simply arent enough. We were expecting more and i hope the government will find a way the situation is extremely delicate as a significant part of the population has 0 income those who before lived with dignity now find themselves in difficulty quarantine in italy has been extended until at least april the 12th but as with other countries that is not a definitive end date and while covert 19 may be gutting the country its really soon could have to fight back against a very different kind of threat charlotte devinsky r. T. Paris we know of course italys economy was already fragile before the virus hit locals fear this latest impact might mean their lives never return to normal. When i leave my home here in florence do some shopping i feel the situation has really become more dramatic the streets are empty and i see Police Officers doing their checks everywhere i know really afraid for myself but i do feel worried about the situation in general if things dont change soon and people keep losing their jobs remain locked up or we risk of a crisis much worse than anything before. This is one of the hardest moments we have ever had to endure we are trying to move forward despite all the sadness what people see in the future well i think it will be very hard especially for local businesses who are already starting to go bankrupt i help our government will help and europe will not abandon us. E. P. Bought a lot of people out of it because of the squire and though we are easily to each child or friends the apes and basically what the perception off of they look for is there that we would never go back to normal life. Even after after their love down this is due to that fact so many company Many Services are all going to restaurants shut down differently after a new crisis even investments from their you know your be on you you know on Central Banks not enough to wear but for a color. Sort of crisis will be a war then doesnt that mean a decent this is our perception. So im a director of 2 hotels in marina the camera also which is close to salerno its a coastal city where we used to hosting many tourists in the summer time but due to this pandemic situation we dont know how its going to be trying to modify our Cancellation Policy but for sure well lose a lot of money as well have to drop our prices. Were. Isolated italians are still keeping their spirits up with music and songs from their balconies one neighborhoods definitely lucked out theyve been surnamed and by a professional opera singer. One and well theyre not the only one your loved one. Will know their lost loved. One will know. Who needs a microphone that is Courtney Mills whos been telling us the popularity of the felt video being shared widely online is helping her overcome the difficulties of having to stay at home. The plan wasnt actually to make a video once they closed all of the streets and everything in a row and they made an announcement on t. V. That people would get together in solidarity to sing different songs for 3 nights in a row and on this night we went out and everyone sang the National Anthem together and then my neighbors asked me to sing another song so i sang this line and my friend filmed but it was definitely not plans my friend uploaded it to facebook and i got a lot of it was so that i share it and then it just kind of went crazy and it helps that i haue so many people reaching out to me after this video. And they say that i have helped them but really they have helped me a lot and i have my family and my friends but im here by myself and. Its really hard you know. You know what a voice that is well a pun democrat is proving to be a litmus test for solidarity within the the reluctance of germany and other wealthy european nations to share the financial burden has infuriated italy or europe correspondent peter all of our looks closer at the impasse. Away from quarantine and self isolation the very future of how the European Union sees itself may be at risk from this corona upon demick will it look back and see a union that stick together through tough times or one that fell apart a group of the tally and officials took out a full page police in a major german newspaper that told at the heartstrings it is solidarity that you germans are showing by many European Countries after the war and often to reunification did german friends memory helps in making the right decisions the crux of the letter is hope hope that the financial burden for dealing with corona virus will be shared out amongst Member States it echoes what had previously been said by the italian Prime Minister just said picante talking about mutual izing current and future debt not harping back to world war 2. Again i wanted so old german citizens were not right in the beach overdose on economics by the beach of a history book. Germanys hardly greeted those pleas with open arms maintaining that the 2012 european state billeted mechanism is the only option. So it is no to corona bones yes to the european stability mechanism and Investment Bank i think that is the way to help europe and at the same time to maintain the stability of the euro in the long term that response has left some in rome angry europe has enjoyed each of these political weakness. For many decades italy today does not want to be a waiter while others are eating lobsters like france and germany if you plan to take advantage of the emergency to bring countries like italy or other countries with more fragile economies to their needs europe will have no future but im fairly ofo made a show of removing the from his office replacing it with the italian trickle or its a symbolic gesture fish but what it does show is that there are some Member States that are increasingly disappointed in a union that supposed to look out for everyones interests not being particularly forthcoming when it comes to helping those in dire need deal not only with a pandemic but also with the Economic Impact it will also have peter all over r. T. Only our reporting in world wide here on our to international as countries tackle a pandemic on the way the american sailors stuck out see after an eye prick onboard their warship and its causing a headache for that tiny Pacific Island not expected to help isolate thousands of crew on its among our stories to come out after those. The world is driven by a dream shaped by. Thinks. We. Ask. Micrograph arent slights against you know whites or men for example theres their slights against women or nonwhites so its always the idea is that statements that directed toward a Privileged Group are interpreted differently than a statement directed toward an oppressed group and so thats kind of the whole framework and its a political framework thats used the result is of course focusing at least on certain kinds of minor slights and say more rather than a north more than we need to call attention to them but its not so its a very political in this country. Just approaching 22 minutes into the hour welcome back the pentagon is trying to source 100000 body bags right now in the United States currently has the worlds highest number of infections and white house Officials Say the virus could claim more than 2 100000 lives in the country more than a 1000 people died on wednesday alone the highest daily number of so far the situation getting so tough in new york that refrigerated trucks are being stationed near overwhelmed hospitals to cope. The rising amount of that the us r t americas trinity shabbas reports. As the 2nd month of the corona Virus Outbreak begins the nation is bracing for the worst of it i want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead this disturbing video showing several bodies being moved from a Brooklyn Hospital treating kovan 1000 patients the number of deaths expected to grow as we approach the anticipated apex the range on the apex is somewhere between. Lets say 7 to 21. Makeshift hospitals are wrecked across new york city the Javits Center central park and now parts of the Tennis Center that host the u. S. Open this as concerns of grow that hospitals will soon run out of protective equipment for staff and medical supplies including those lifesaving ventilators which Governor Cuomo says are nearly impossible to get its like being on e bay with 50 other states bidding on a ventilator and you see the big go up because california big illinois bit florida big new york big its california rebids thats what are we what we do in new york city mayor bill de blasio calling on all veterinarians and plastic surgeons to lend their ventilators if youve got a ventilator in your office in your operating room we need it now it should not be sitting there doing nothing all officials are still working to flatten the curve in new york Governor Cuomo believes the apex will hit the state at some point in april reporting in new york Trinity Chavez r. T. Well thousands of series on the 1st u. S. Warship on deployment to reports brick will be taken off the vessel by friday more than 100. 00 personnel on the Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier have tested positive on quarantining with stuff in such close proximity to one another as proven challenge the evacuation will be carried out in the u. S. Pacific territory of guam that is where the ship is docked although its a concern for itself in guam which could see facilities overstretch the islands only got a couple of 100 hospital beds on days already dealing with nearly 18 local infections the u. S. Warships crew will no self isolate in military bases and local hotels although some will have to stay on board. One thing i want to emphasize as well is that we cannot and will not remove all the sea or from the ship and thats not what the Commanding Officer requested either nor the medical team our plan has always been to remove as much of the crew as we can while maintaining for the ship safety this ship has weapons on it it has munitions on it it has expensive aircraft and it has a Nuclear Power plant that requires a certain number of people on that ship to maintain the safety and security of the ship the former pentagon Michael Maloof told us about the unique dangers posed when there is an eye prick on a military vessel. Its very very difficult on a warship like unlike a cruise a cruise ship which also was infected on an Aircraft Carrier a destroyer or submarine you dont have the luxury of individual compartments except maybe for the tap them because they do what they because theyre on 247 duty they do what they call hot other words that someone whos on duty gives up his bed and someone else sleeps in it i mean is that closely and as a consequence the ability to spread. A disease such as this particularly if youre open. Is very very very high and people are going up and down the ladder holding the same areas constantly and to keep those areas germ free. Thats going to be a would be a monumental. But in most countries restrictions on movement only seem to be growing but for residents in the original virus epicenter in china there are signs that things are slowly returning to normal the cities are reopening locals are being allowed back to work limitations on movement are also being eased for people who need to get into the region from. Safety 1st though the authorities are still checking the health of people trying to into. Europe it may be a code red zone but lives almost as normal in sweden precautions are in place but unlike most of its european neighbors swedens shops cafes and primary schools are staying open theres no lockdown on the borders are not shut only the most up risk groups are being told to stay at home swedens got almost 5000 registered case more than 200. Different approach in the although police there are keeping their distance while enforcing the lockdown. People who are flighting the rules the south Asian Countries only registered 5 infections so far. Being reported. But right now i billions are being told to stay at home news channels are more in demand than ever but keeping the information ruling means a major shift in how broadcasters like us get the job done shut the edwards dutch t. V. Shows you have a team of r t u k around wing it. A rolling dont get too close to the biggest story in town in fact the only story in town is of course the Coronavirus Crisis but breaking news its organized chaos and it is in the driving seat jen is working flat out and correspondents like me in the deep end but with this story is simply cant be like that the government advice is to stay at home in order to stop the spread and anyone that can work from home our team does but in order to broadcast Live Television as you at least need some people here myself included in the office and in the studio so those of us that have to be here are at least spaced out 2 metres apart with plenty of hand washing a liberal use of Hand Sanitizer to behind the scenes one absolutely anyone thats not essential to the tech team is kicked out after theyve done their setup good news for the lighting rig this is the room we call studio b. Where our guests come to do live interviews but now theyre all on video link so i guess its just gathering dust before i go and i need to look presentable and even though the make up artist is here as an extra caution im doing it myself usually id sit next to a news anchor bill but in order to maintain that 2 metres distance im all the way over here hi belle. Stay safe and keep watching for the latest our colleagues over in london will love is your. Studio the Big Development from this hour the president putin extending the lock down here in russia until the end of the month. Or teams around the world are across this 247 we are heading toward london studios again in half an hour later on we go to around the clock you can find the latest headlines in our t dot com well of course are various social media to this is 247 or 8 International Buy from. You. Your government and our government and all the other major governments of the world know whats going to happen and when its going to. But they havent told you and they havent told me they havent announced. Imagine something as big as the earth. Is going to cause tidal waves or earthquakes volcanoes erupt and its going to hell. So were in for a wild ride