Shutdown of schools during the Global Pandemic. Around the world continues to be called off all played behind closed doors. Much of brazils medical famous for holding nearly 200000 fans in a world cup final. Now the restrictions are getting tougher across the world as countries try to stop the coronavirus pandemic iran has announced 113 people died in just the past 24 hours confirmed cases well thats nearing 14000 tiran says its fighters being severely hampered by u. S. Sanctions in the philippines the capital manila is sealed off 12000000 people have been told that they cant travel for a month schools. Closed in large events are banned australia has joined the countries ordering travelers into self quarantine as of midnight sunday those going to the country have to isolate themselves for 14 days austria has banned gatherings while france will also restrict Long Distance travel but has gone ahead with local elections Natasha Butler is across the french elections for us out of paris pau
Capital restrictions are imposed on nearly 12000000 people. Im Peter Simmons says sport around the world continues to be called all for play behind closed doors including this football match brazils merican our stadium once famous for holding nearly 200000 fans in a World Cup Final. Your Company Welcome to the news hour the toll from the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow as countries try to stop the spread of the disease the number of people who have died in spain has more than doubled to 288 making it the worst affected european country after italy 46000000 people there are now on lockdown told to remain in their homes except to go to work or to buy food and medicine in the middle east iraq. Theres also reported a jump in deaths bringing the total there to 724. 00 there are nearly 14000. 00 cases and to iran says its response is being severely hampered by u. S. Sanctions in the philippines the capital manila has been sealed off 12000000. 00 people though have been told that they
A national shutdown. Welcome to the program governments around the world of stepped up restrictions on the movement of their citizens to reduce the spread of the coronavirus spain became the 2nd european country to impose a National Lockdown its confirmed 2000 new cases and the number of reported deaths has also doubles iran has and else more than 100 people have died there in the past 24 hours confirmed cases on nearing 14000 to iran says its fight is being severely hampered by u. S. Sanctions in the philippines the capital manila is sealed off 12000000. 00 people have been told they cant travel for a month schools are closed and large events banned and then in the United States there is this increased screening measure for people returning from europe and its caused chaos at airports the u. S. Has imposed a ban on north american traveling americans traveling from European Countries and that has now been extended to include the u. K. And ireland so paul brennan is following all of thi
Have you on the fact is they almost always or 5000 confirmed cases of the illness. I came to work in china as a journalist in 2007 and got married to lulu from beijing we have one son and live in a housing complex in the north of the city i travel around china a lot making reports but now ive been grounded and the niagara i need to best is to locate. Cordons have been erected around cities but also around entire provinces as well as city districts and even every housing complex. Outside my neighborhood block uniformed men check everyones comings and goings. The neighborhood committees are important cogs in the communist Party Security apparatus there to monitor residents political and social behavior. Now theyre functioning as health police. Temperature checks enforced quarantines upon leaving the city mandatory face masks beijings residents have bit by bit disappeared from the face of the city their movements critical by the regime and their own fear. The only report that i can make i
Opposition leader benny gantz to form the next government to end the year when its bills down. So that its only has reported a 25 percent increase in coronavirus deaths says the countrys largest single day up to 368. 00 people died on sunday putting the total past 1800. 00 that is nearly a week after a nationwide lockdown was declared on 60000000 people restricting travel and banning public gatherings italy is the worst affected country outside china so lets get straight to it its been to judea alag now whos a journalist she joins us on skype from proved in central italy julie welcome to the program im sure everybody there is just waiting and praying for the number of cases to drop but far from it we had this 25 percent uptick in deaths. Yeah that is exact we have been asked 1800 deaths today and weve reached 25000 known. People tested positive to corona virus so the situation is quite dire at the moment so tell us about the Health Service the how stretched is it how hospitals can pret