A house report is no cases of the coronavirus yet but authorities there are taking no chances we take a look at one preventative measure Health Officials are putting into practice. Im only and use of welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump has declared a National Emergency in the United States over the spread of the coronavirus the movie releases billions of dollars in disaster funding and give special powers to Health Authorities heres what the president had to say americans are the strongest and most resilient people on earth and in the coming weeks we will have to make changes and sacrifices but the short term sacrifices will produce long term gain. And again ive said were learning a lot for the future and future problems like this or worse or worse it could get worse now for more on this lets go to w. Correspondent Stefan Simons in washington stefan thanks for joining us now the trumpet ministration has been accused of downplaying this crisis now trump is calling it a National Emergency so what is the response been there well the response from observers friends and foes of the president is france saying he finally got around it he acknowledges now the Severe Threat of the coronavirus and people who dont like the president so much say oh my god hopefully he has it now because they say declaring a National Emergency was long overdue the problem here is testing testing testing the United States has not enough testing kits and with that not enough testing is going on in the streets all over the place therefore you cant get any data on how widespread the coronavirus already is how sick basically the American Society already is from this virus but it seems that trump suggested that there still might not be enough tests to go around lets have a listen again we dont want everybody taking this test its totally unnecessary. And this will pass this will pass through and. Were going to be. Even stronger for it we learned a lot so stuff on how did the president how is he responded to criticism of his handling of the krona virus epidemic. The president said what he did today was unprecedented he formed a alliance a partnership with the private sector their foremost pharmaceutical and Tech Industry and with the help of the private sector he promised there will be a 1000000 more hundreds of 1000000 more tests available the question is when this is the president wasnt very specific when those tests available and there are no answers for him again this is a president who is regarded in broad in the broad American Public as being not really on top of his game with this and now forming a a a now at this time 34 weeks in this crisis and it is a crisis as according to the experts ever since falling in alliance with the private sector in terms of helping getting enough testing kids on the streets thats a little late. Well it seems like people are waiting for a kind of reckoning on the part on trumps part and he himself has said he hasnt said whether or not he will be tested for the virus is there any clarification on that whether or not hes going to be tested himself. No a little bit wobbly there the president who was a quite a scene in the rose garden journalist did not let go pressed him on an answer will you get a test will you get a test you after all were in close proximity or somebody who actually last weekend was tested positive. Having the coronavirus and until now he said no not necessary he feels fine no symptoms well now he finally said that it is all trump likely that hes going to be tested lets see when this is happening and then of course everybodys waiting for the results ok Stefan Simons in washington thanks a lot. Globally the number of people who have died from the corona virus has now passed 5000 governments around the world are moving to halt its spread by shutting schools banning large gatherings and in some cases closing National Borders the World Health Organization delivered this assessment of the way the pandemic has shifted europe has now become the epicenter of the pundit make with more reported cases and is done the rest of the world combined apart from china more cases out of now being reported every day than we reported in china the highest of its appeal to make. E. U. Commission president was enough on the lion has promised to do whatever it takes to help the bloc deal with the pandemic shes pledged to help redirect vital medical assistance to hard hit areas like italy italian Health Officials say more than 250 people died from covert 19 in just the last 24 hours the biggest single day jump since the outbreak began. On the frontline of europes coronavirus special italys Health System is under pressure with more than 15000 current cases patients are having to rely on makeshift medical services. And. The main problem is the fears of patients who come to us when they end up in something thats not a traditional Hospital Building a tent just doesnt give them reassurance. With a huge spike in infections in the last 24 hours spain has europes 2nd highest rate of the fires the capital madrid has become a garstang. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez declared a 2 week state of emergency a decision that will allow him to mobilize all resources to fight the outbreak including the military. Old restaurants and shops in the capital are being forced to close with only supermarkets and pharmacies to remain open. We made a serious mistake of thinking that italy was far away that this wasnt going to touch us. I think over the coming week were going to see situations that we would have never imagined that we dont you seen in films and on t. V. You see on it. In france new stricter measures that being put in place in a bid to limit person to person contact. In the buses theyre going to raise that limit to gatherings of 100 people the idea. Again its to make sure that we can slow down the progression the spread of the virus just french schools will alter the clothes from monday. Around europe such drastic measures other latest tools in the blocks fight to contain the corona virus. Authorities here in germany have announced a series of measures to minimize damage from the corona Virus Outbreak including including closing schools and suspending the countrys top flight Football League german chancellor Angela Merkel has called on people to avoid social contact as far as possible in order to prevent the elderly and those with preexisting Health Conditions from contracting the virus meanwhile the right robert institute for Public Health has released a computer simulation showing how the rate of infection varies from region to region. Health Officials Say individual states should make decisions based on regional data. Heres a look at more of the latest coronavirus developments the chinese city of ground 0 of the corona Virus Outbreak has reported just 5 new cases while no locally transmitted infections reported for the rest of the country ukraine will halt all passenger flights early next week and also banned foreigners from entering the country for 2 weeks more than 50000000 people working in the travel and Tourism Sector could be at risk of losing their jobs as the pandemic threatens to deal a major blow to the industry and the us state of louisiana will delay its president ial primary due to fears of the virus making it the 1st state in the us to do so. A brief look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of algerias capital algiers to march against the countrys ruling elite despite the coronavirus threat. A campaign of weekly mass protests has lasted more than a year and led to the resignation of long serving president adelas is beautifully go last april. Authorities in egypt say more than 20 people have died in thunderstorms and heavy flooding in various parts of the country most of the victims were in rural and poor areas at least 6 children were among those killed when the houses collapsed. Iraq will submit a formal complaint to the United Nations over u. S. Airstrikes on its territory which it says killed 6 people the u. S. Targeted approach iran Militia Group in response to an earlier rocket attack that killed 2 american soldiers. Turning back now to our top story the Coronavirus Spread and rwanda has stepped up its preparation efforts by flooding its capital with portable sings for handwashing they can be found at bus stops restaurants bangs and shops across the capital kigali densely populated african country has not recorded any cases of the virus so far but neighboring democratic republic of congo confirmed its 1st case on tuesday some worry its only a matter of time before the virus crosses the border. Wash your hands before you go on a bus or to any public place for a wonder has introduced public handwashing stations as a prevention measure against the coronavirus the ocean. As was possible for. Those. Chickens. Because. The country is. Good medicine to treat a Truth Commission for. The wonder has not recorded any cases so far and has started a Large Scale Campaign to continue fending off the virus in the capital kigali portable sinks of been distributed in front of shops banks and restaurants it is not only physical its. Mountainy its a mindset understanding how these diseases big transmitted. And are we putting measures in place in the border in the community who have a lab that can test and we are training medical stuff so if i think we travel around the 48011 subsaharan countries have registered cases including neighboring democratic republic of congo where the polar break appears to be about over for the handwashing continues this time to prevent. Lives of people are already used to washing their hands and taking precautions certainly played we are very well informed about contagious diseases like cholera it bola all the coronavirus. Health authorities have been preaching the mantra via Text Messages sent out to mobile phones. Should. And. Continue. To grow. Wunder is one of the most densely populated countries in africa and its ministry of health knows the window of time to spread the message is small who gets through the like commitment and so on because it encountered so caesar not to say if a car not to be in 3 because of something. Then they let me use what i know i have it is my people to talk to them the epidemic coordinator says hes not afraid of the virus but he is concerned and taking action. A good reminder to wash your hands there now while many sporting events around the world are being cancelled due to the coronavirus summer going ahead almost as planned mushers or the dog sled racers and their canine teams have just passed the halfway mark in the worlds longest dog sled raise the a dinner rod is the final leg of the arctic world series the 57. 00 competing mushers are on track but are facing unusually heavy snow cover on the trail this year. And a reminder of our top story u. S. President donald trump has declared a National Emergency in the United States over the spread of the corona virus this comes after the head of the World Health Organization announced europe is the new epicenter of the disease the w. H. O. Has warned it is impossible to know when it will peak italy has recorded the highest number of daily deaths since the outbreak began. Next d. W. News africa with christine moonwalk youre watching news from berlin dont forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site thats e. W. Dot com im on any use of thanks for joining us. Literature invites us to see people in particular that i like to see handsome as the kids find strength grownup girls. Might object to what he has to share with a fine beautiful. He does evokes on youtube