Have to the European CentralBank Announces a 750000000000 euro Bond Buying Program to stable the economic fallout from the pandemic and the distillers of gin whove turned to making a new cocktail its flying off the shelves but its not recommended for drink. Coffee its good to have you with us italy has reached a grim milestone reporting more deaths from the coronavirus than any other nation in the world including china 3405 people have died from the virus in italy the country has recorded more than 41000 infections now the region of lombardy is the worst hit hospitals there are overwhelmed as our next report show. The city of burger mo has run out of space to bury its dead there are these military trucks are taking the coffins to nearby cities for burial the corona virus has hit the lombardi region like no other place in italy. Names and faces of lost loved ones fill the local papers as the death toll keeps climbing physicians and officials are appealing for help we are in full emergency with this coronavirus bania a lot of personnel nurses and physicians are working round the clock countless our work to fight these incredible situation we do not know the spontaneous will last we are in desperate need of both nurses and physicians together with ventilators and this positive for protection efforts to build a temporary hospital in the epicenter are under way its top that 200 intensive care units will be ready by the month and italy has also turned to the country where the virus originated 1st support medical teams from china have flown in to lend their expertise. Not yours its about each initial hope the people of our 2 countries will Stay Together and support each other to join the overcome the hardship. I believe the top class teams of experts will learn from each other and make joint effort and surely will be able to subdue the outbreak very soon cheer up italy. Amid speculation that the lockdown could be extended for several more weeks talons are finding simple ways to lift their spirits. Odd. Man he. Made that. Call. Well the death toll in new infections continued to climb in the lead the curve that everyone is talking about is not being flattened there we asked our correspondent sima go to in rome does the country have a strategy for dealing with the outbreak at this point. Good mean strategy is this tagline this monstre that they are telling everyone stay at home that is really the only way they can limit the spread of coal that 90 the situation though at particularly had been the more as we saw in that report earlier at but in general in the region of lombardy it really is on the brink i think it will in particular the president of all the of doctors there describing this scenario as apocalyptic the Prime Minister decepticon to interview to a local date essentially says that they are not looking at even more stringent measures in terms of the lock down a complete block all together theyre looking at banning all Outdoor Activities and stressing to people to stay indoors thats the only way they can limit the spread of the disease now the interior ministry as revealed data that in the last 8 days they have had to conduct millions of controls and theyve taken to task 53000 people for violations of the lockdown measures so they feel the make this the seriousness isnt really quite hitting home that even if you have no symptoms you can spread the disease and thats why i knew that message is being shouted out from the mountaintops here it was similar to their reporting from rome germany has recorded a sharp increase in the number of new infections the Disease Control center saying today that confirmed cases were up by one 3rd to nearly 11000 the military is now preparing to play a bigger role in dealing with the outbreak the countrys defense minister on a great prompt current hour says that thousands of reserve soldiers will be called up she says no entering hospitals and doctors could help to treat patients with the virus borne is fair troops could also be asked to help repatriate german nationals who are stranded abroad. Here in berlin there are plans to turn an Exhibition Center into a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients its not needed yet but the Berlin Expo Center will soon house up to 1000 beds as a precautionary measure here 2 soldiers will be deployed for the conversion regular hospitals are also scaling up their intensive Care Capacity this includes retraining medics from other fields to work in intensive care units. Or meanwhile the German Foreign office has launched a major airlift operation to bring home German Tourists stranded abroad due to the pandemic its estimated that around 100000. 00 germans are waiting to be repatriated many of them were left with little option but to stay put when airlines started grounding flights. Arriving home on this plane landing in berlin tourists returning from egypt the swiss one of the last shed jeweled flights bringing passengers back to germany for many it was a short vacation then came carona and borders everywhere were closed holiday makers feared they might be stranded. There was chaos at the airport some people were not on the list we 2 but with some luck we managed to get a ticket. We got relieved we could get a seat of call us. About 100000 germans of being brought home from a round the world then returning to a country in suspended animation the m. T. F. Pool which is just the fittest sign that every day life is changed to taxi drivers here know all about it who wants us to own it destroys everything what is happening we never saw anything like this the drive as a fighting amongst each other fighting about getting a fair that is not right. Weight fall 5 without getting any business because if we taxi drive us. We dont know anything. In egypt alone 30000 germans are waiting for their chance to fly home the berlin government is mobilizing 50000000 euros to make these flights possible that passengers will have to pay a fair equivalent to an Economy Class ticket or heres a look now at some of the other corona related developments around the world the us media say that the state Department Plans to warn americans not to travel abroad to return home or to stay where they are the level for advisory is the departments most serious warning spain is reporting a big jump in new infections and more than 200. 00 deaths in the last 24 hours spains total death toll stands now with almost 770 australia and new zealand have announced that they are closing their borders to all visitors the 2 nations are only allowing entry for citizens residents and close family members and griefs has ordered her tales to close until the end of april exceptions will be allowed for 3 hotels in athens and one in each regional capital. Governments across the globe say theyre doing everything necessary to fight the coronavirus pandemic but some have been accused of being too slow to were sending mixed messages to their citizens our reporter alex for is white and joins me now in elins i think probably the report the leader of the top of this list would be us president double trouble yes i think that would be fair enough to say hes been accused of not taking this whole pandemic seriously enough and spending many weeks basically talking it down and we can look at a tweet that he sent on the 9th of march in which he said the Fake News Media and their partner the Democratic Party is doing everything within its semi considerable power used to be great to inflame the coronavirus situation far beyond what the facts would warrant so general the risk is low to the average american its also being criticized for example for saying that many tests available for all americans we know that that has not been the case and the list goes on now hes been more on the front foot in recent days describing himself as a wartime president but for many the damage has really already been done and hes not alone theres also the bridge Prime Minister boars johnson yes thats right hes been accused not only of perhaps playing it down in the beginning but also of sending mixed messages to british citizens so for example the issue over whether london the capital of the u. K. Will be pushed into lockdown ive been a number of briefed reports you know off the record which paid in the newspapers giving details of how this is going to work and we know that a number of cheap stations underground stations in london have already been closed that have seen an increase in in panic buying because people are panicking and also many people trying to get out of london and getting into the countryside before that happens well there was a press briefing that the Prime Minister of the u. K. Held this evening in which she took that down and he said that even. If london is put into Lockdown People will not be knocked in or knocked down to the capital but also in that briefing he said that he thought that the coronavirus could be sent packing within 12 weeks and by the end of press conference he even played another example of a mixed message even alex wiener government struggling to make we know these are tough decisions but why is it so difficult for the governments to do what theyre supposed to be doing i think were talking about democracy as his so theyre trying to balance the rights for you for me for citizens against fighting this pandemic which is leading to so many deaths so we heard that from the german chancellor Angela Merkel when she addressed the nation on wednesday she talked about this very problem and were seeing cities in germany for example here in berlin in a semi lockdown so we know that some schools have been closed nurseries have been closed pubs of being closed clubs the list goes on and yet as we can see shortly there are many people who are still out on the streets that look that its almost like its a holiday that i think picnics i even saw somebody yesterday he was having a barbecue in the middle of a park and so the German Authorities are warning people that they have to take it seriously otherwise they would step up their measures but many are wondering why hasnt that been done already why is it not more like italy and france and people being put into proper lockdown with a consulate thats true i mean it is irresponsible that the people there you see are the public but youre right the point is why havent the governments made that point clear earlier ellis is always thank you. Well up to 25000000 people worldwide could lose their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak thats the warning from the International LaborOrganization People working in the tourism and Service Sectors will be among the most hard affected the number of working poor holding one or more jobs will also increase significantly the United Nations agency says its calling for urgent large scale measures to protect workers including paid leave short time allowances and other subsidies. The European Central bank has announced a 750000000000 euro Bond Buying Program to help stabilize markets reeling from the fallout of the pandemic is just one of many stimulus plans announced by policymakers across the developed world. On both sides of the pond the Central Banks are pulling out the becomes 750000000000. 00 euros in bond buying by the e. C. B. The Federal Reserve promising 1. 00 trillion dollars in cash loans from banks it even old that is not enough and after all Monetary Policy firepower alone cant breathe life back into knock down economy they want to avoid a wave of insolvencies that would undermine the recovery but nobody can prevent the freezing of the economy and the consequences this is certainly are in the Global Economic downturn which is at least as severe as the downturn in the financial crisis could Government Spending provide the european governments of spending multiple billions of euros to keep businesses afloat and employees paid the white house promising to spend 1. 00 trillion dollars with even a direct Cash Transfer to Citizens Bank accounts under consideration and there was a 1st glimmer of optimism for markets in thursday trading european indexes like germanys dax closed with gains by the middle of the trading day the u. S. Markets were looking up to. Central banks and governments are digging deep but the only way out for businesses is likely months away when restrictions to movement and Economic Activity ease after the pandemic has passed. Or the c. E. O. Of the German Airline through tons of has warned that the coronavirus is jeopardizing the future of aviation carsten spores says that governments may need to fork out a lot of money to save the entire industry from the pandemic falwell only 5 per cent of towns are scheduled flights are taking off right now nearly all planes are grounded juju entry restrictions and the collapse in demand. That it is going through and if the Current Situation doesnt improve in the coming weeks which nobody expects will talk to the government to determine the basic Flight Services they think should be maintained from business point of view flying doesnt make any sense right now. Kinds into what c. E. O. Says europes Largest Airline is in good financial shape for now but he did not provide an outlook for 2020 he said nobody can predict the entire fallout of the pandemic according to the Consultancy FirmCopper Center for. Most airlines in the world will be bankrupt by the end of may unless governments intervene International Industry group says up to 200000000000. 00 a needed to help cushion the blow off the outbreak. But we cannot say it enough on top of these isolation and social distancing measures that people around the world are practicing there are some simple hygiene guidelines to follow that can help stop the corona virus from spreading take a look wash your hands with soap and water and do it often keep going for at least 20 seconds especially after youve been in a public place alcohol based Hand Sanitizers are a good alternative. If you cough or sneeze cover your mouth and nose with a tissue well you see inside of your elbow throw away used to shes and dont use and twice after blowing your nose coughing or sneezing wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces every day tables door handles light switches countertops desks phones keyboards toilets taps and sinks are for more now im joined by toby discords hes a professor of Public Health and epidemiology at the Medical Center here in berlin its good to have you on the program let me ask you as a medical professional i mean do you think that the current restrictions such as lockdowns strict social distancing are they are they necessary or are we overreacting in any way and socially theyre necessary to really interrupt that youre a dozen searching and we see that in other countries the consequences for the Healthcare System are enormous and we will also face these in germany so we really must act now must there varies with words from ministers that really cuts the rate of infection thats going to bring it down as. The last days you know we heard a lot that we have to act now now is the time the the World Health Organization has regularly talked about containment is it possible to stop the spread of the virus at this point or is it simply too late. We cannot stop the spread of the virus other virus will continue its way he. Is the weights of the species which the virus continues to insert the population and that has a direct consequence for the Health Care Systems and what happens is the peak will that help us is there you can see it in italy and spain in france and the other countries and know how to prepare right now that this is happening to their countries as well thats why we have to increase the number. When i ask you about the death toll here in germany theres been a lot of talk about the lower mortality rate in germany compared to the number of people here who have tested positive why it has this virus apparently killed fewer people here one person understand these numbers up there it gets close to compare between countries because very adairs country set their different tests so you dont test the same people you test but since im successful thats in zones its costly or its before the population so the number of people who are infected it is very difficult to compare the same is true for deaths from corona who you call a post with diet from corona notice that this measure is from Different Countries and i did not expect that in germany there would be substantially lower from these inspections disease so we do have to expect that their numbers will raise holes in the future the australian Prime Minister said today that this is a once in a century viral pandemic how does the new coronavirus compared to other pathogens i mean is it spreading faster than what weve seen in the past. Its spreading and its spreading with certain numbers that are somew