Telling residents to remain inside their homes is the 2nd worst hit country in europe after italy. I married to evanston thanks for joining us europes open borders are closing germany now joins a growing list of e. U. Countries to at least partially shut out its neighbors in a bid to slow down the spread of the coronavirus the government announced that boundaries with switzerland austria and denmark will be closed added restrictions are also being imposed on the french german frontier in germany itself many of the countrys largest cities have ordered schools to close for a monday and authorities have ordered bars pubs and clubs to shut their doors to customers. Pleas for out in the streets of berlin enforcing the closure and sending reluctant revelers home regional transport restrictions are also expected in the coming week. For more im joined now by william glue croft in berlin hello to you william so germany is now the latest country in europe to shed at least some borders what more
To normal in a province once the epicenter of the virus in china. Will also be looking at how the social Media Movement called care mongering is helping Vulnerable People cope with the crisis wherever they are. And its for chinas top Football League is aiming for a quick return to action the teams are now back in training hoping to kick off the season in may. So another surge in the number of people who have died from coronavirus in europe as the continent struggles to contain the outbreak spain 832 people have died there in just 24 hours it brings the total number of the dead to nearly 5700 since the outbreak began italy also really struggling to control things on friday it recorded the highest death toll of any single day anywhere in the world it was 909. 00 teen deaths as a result of covered 19 in 24 hours and theres also a 21. 00 day government lockdown which is affecting lives of hundreds of thousands of market workers in india a Public Transport Service is suspended leaving milli
Contain the spread of the virus. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing countries around the world to take extreme measures affecting all aspects of life a billions of people heres the news were following this hour spain is reporting 1500 new cases in 24 hours the Prime Minister is due to speak after meeting with his cabinet right now iran is seeing a rise in the number of deaths 97 reported on saturday are now its ordered the closure of religious sites in combe and colombia has shut its border with venezuela a crucial crossing for people to get food medicine and work before we go to our correspondents lets take a look at the global picture right now this is the Johns Hopkins university virus tracker as you can see 147746 confirmed cases of the virus totaled. Thats 5539. 00 but the total recovered 71714. 00 you can see that big cluster there in italy but also look at spain right now big red blob of madrid there confirming that spike in cases in madrid lets go live to sania gago whos in lo
From their balconies to keep their spirits up. Hello we start in spain where the Prime Minister Petra Sanchez is expected to announce a Strict Lockdown on all its 46000000 residents from monday in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus spain is the 2nd hardest hit country in europe after italy with more than 5700 cases recorded on saturday thats an increase of 1500 infections in just 24 hours spaniards wont be able to leave the house except to buy groceries go to the pharmacy or go to work on friday the World Health Organization said europe was now the epicenter of the pandemic. The situation is complicated i would like to go to germany to be with my parents and feel more safe because here i dont feel safe i hope they let me out. We had to close the restaurant and remain shut for 15 days but this is nothing it is just so more people dont get infected and we can recover from this we have to stay motivated be proactive and stay calm so following the story for us is joining us you
Than a year and another neck and neck race Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to sway voters with a pledge to end its parts of the west bank if elected. Im Aaron Chilton thanks for joining us a Campaign Aide to pete british has confirmed that he will quit the democratic president ial race the former mayor surprised many when he rose to the top tier of candidates coming join 1st with wyvil Bernie Sanders in the iowa primary. Is ending his bid after a disappointing performance in South Carolinas primary on saturday. The move comes just before super tuesday when 14 states hold nominating contests that could produce a clear front runner. Who just is expected to officially announce. This decision. For more lets cross to washington carla bleicher is standing by carla what more can you tell us who just was a dynamic presence in the campaign so why is he throwing in the towel no well many Office Supporters 6 were certainly surprised by this decision i was just in touch with one of his vol