A country under lockdown by urging people to unite in fighting the pandemic but millions of day laborers left with no income are barely surviving. Its beating the lock down blues people around the world are stuck at home and theyre turning to music anything else they can basically think of as well to fill the endless hours. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program more than a 1000000 people around the world have now confirmed corona virus infections and 50000 are dead here are some of the latest developments in the penn damage the United States has registered the worlds highest daily kovan 1000 deaths toll thursday saw 1100 and. 69. 00 confirmed deaths from virus related causes there south korea has refused entry to 8 foreigners who refused to quarantine measures all overseas arrivals including south korea nationals are required to self isolate for 14 days and germany now has more than 80000 confirmed cases and over 1000 covert 1000 deaths but the leader of the countrys Top Public Health institute says the strict measures to control the spread of the virus appear to be work to slow the lungs are going so far its been going very well we will see if the measures are enough and whether the Health System becomes overwhelmed we cant say for sure but we are doing everything we can to save as many lives as possible were on the right track. In the push to. Bring in the manual the chase who is following the latest developments for us from germany so we just heard of bear the assessment is that germany is on the right track is it as under does it have to have demick as under control as it appears. Well i think hes too soon to talk about the pandemic being under control and of course theres room for cautious optimism as weve just heard. Ses he explained that saying he explained that for a few days now weve seen a trend off one patient infected just infecting one other person as opposed to for the past few weeks one person infected infected infecting then in return of 5 to 7 per cent so that theres a clear improvement in that pattern so it seems to mean that their confinement measures that have been implemented are working so i would say room for cautious optimism here in germany but as so as to say that the epidemic ease under control those figures have to sink even lower and only according to the harbor go about institute only when one person. In fact less than another can we talk about an epidemic under control however people remain quite optimistic and they do they do actually trust the measures being taken by the government to flatten the care and lets have a look at the report. Almost 2 weeks into the need to freeze a public life more than 90 percent of germans still agree with the contact restrictions in place. Simply accepted that thats the way things are now no problem. Is good you can still buy everything but of course i miss my friends. Confidence in germanys Health System has even slightly grown since last week to 77 percent overall while 22 percent say they are less confident the system can cope but 43. 00 coverage of. The Health Service is working despite all this is great as an old person i remember war times and were nowhere near that yet but. What germans currently worry about most is the economic damage the corona crisis could bring. 3 quarters are concerned or very concerned for the economy overall less than a quarter worry about their own personal situation. Solidarity in europe and beyond is also something most germans would like to see now well almost 2 thirds feel it is right for politicians to think of germany 1st at this time of crisis 95 percent would like to see solidarity within the e. U. And 64 percent say rich countries like germany should now help poorer regions. So lets talk a little bit more about solidarity emmanuelle because of we have this interesting case here this happened at the bangkok airport where 200000 face masks which were destined for berlin were diverted to the United States what exactly happened here. So you know are we talking here about 200000 respirators that were meant to be used by Police Offices in the german capital in their belly and there were a comfy skated by us office shows even bangkok and they had been ordered by germany from a us company and were already paid for they were manufactured in china and were on their way to germany and banned in interior state media and has. Talked of modern piracy to qualify days action from the us and he said and i quote this is not how you treat transatlantic allies he called for federal governments in barely to take action to ask the u. S. To urge the us not to behave like that its not the 1st time that the un has steves death seem to other countries in france the president s original council of the contests rage on the region which is the west affected by the coroner virus in france reported a similar case millions of moscow where. Patients and doctors and medical personnel had those tobin stolen on the tarmac of the chinese followed by the acting father u. S. Government emmanuelle a chase thank you. Lets have a look now at some more ways than 1000 is impacting the world german chancellor Angela Merkel has ended her self quarantine and is back in her office after several negative coronavirus tests chancellor merkel entered quarantine 2 weeks ago after being in close proximity to a doctor who later tested positive for covert 19 police in france have been stopping cars leaving paris to catch potential holidaymakers authorities have warned residents to cancel any travel plans for the School Holidays which begin this weekend. And 100. 00 with a relatively low infection rate so far is india which has 2500. 00 confirmed cases and a population of 1300000000. 00 last week the country introduced a nation wide lockdown to stem the spread of the virus in a video Message Broadcast on friday Prime MinisterNarendra Modi tried to bolster morale by urging people to like candles for 9 minutes on sunday night. But heres the harsh reality because for millions of day laborers in india who lost their incomes when the country went into lockdown candle light is not going to fill their bellies he. Reports. Waiting. Sometimes for hours at and. This is what every day looks like now for these daily wage workers. Social distancing boxes seem meaningless in the face of hunger. At the end of this particular. To oranges none of these men are originated from delhi. They migrated to the capital from villages in neighboring states looking to own a livelihood. Some work in small restaurants are those at construction sites everyone meaning depends on the days. But with businesses closed for indias 3 week lockdown the zoning and the meals have dried up now didnt try to go home but all the bus stations were closed the police told us to stay here. Medical Services Available here and were not allowed to leave we would have to call an ambulance who are supposed to let us go. Yet with food at hand these men are the lucky ones the government is so why even paul would have hundreds of shelters like this one yet the demand far outstrips the supply in addition many are physically unable to do these things send those because of the lockdown. This is where Civil Society is stepping in. And n. G. O. S that have worked on Disaster Relief during floods and earthquakes. Is now adapting to a different challenge to a disaster that cannot be seen but about this everywhere. This time fall fewer aid will close are being called in to mental and social distancing and theyre taking up costs they have never had before relief work especially in the midst of a loft down is the governments responsibility. But locals here believe there is no time to assign blame lives are at stake and not just because of the good or no iris because goodman Big Government was noted for because of that they are making an effort but i think theres a gap that we need to Work Together that this is not an issue of survival of the mold of this sort of i will go to her but even as these groups walk the aisle this lead to provide protection and food to the citys poorest. The fight for survival promises to be a long one crowding together shelter social distancing is a luxury these men cannot afford but for now at least that is food to eat. And as the virus sweeps across the globe Health Workers on the front lines of the fight against covert 19 are facing critical shortages of protective gear even so theyre continuing to risk their lives and save others our next report shows how Health Care Workers around the world are confronting the wrenching reality of being overwhelmed and under protected. Not all superheroes wear masks but these ones definitely should get the masks they have arent good enough. These new york Health Care Workers are demanding protective equipment that will stop them catching and spreading covert 90. 5 this is outrageous that we have we have people coming in sewing things for us sewing mass sewing shields making things out of plastics this is what were doing now how how. I mean that would be like stodgy going to war and making a plastic gun to bring with him this is this is whats happening front line workers across the u. S. Are in the same situation the daily toll of their exhausting and risky work beginning to show anything good day call you call me and ill have an you know kind of like his or her my daughter till 3 weeks. I was gone it. Is too late. In the u. K. The army has been called in to make sure supplies get to hospitals but staff say its still not anywhere near enough i never thought in my wildest dreams i would be sure surgical mask in this country i never i never thought in my wildest dreams that we would it would be feeling consistently say its. In france a group of caregivers launched an eye Catching Campaign to draw attention to what they see as their lack of protection their message they feel naked in their fight against corporate 90. Well on a more positive note now with most of us forced to stay indoors and away from our friends and family social media is helping to fill at least some of that void videos and means have become sources of smiles during this crisis lets take a look now at how some people have been showing their creative sides. Which music is the medicine of the minds crane of ours has its own version right. For some home office means blowing off some steam. For those getting a bit more restless. How about some sports. No equipment and just improvise. Even if the goods are in short supply. Weve seen disappearing cars. Not to mention disappearing parents. Some just want to ride off into the distance. Others have been sharing their time for state attempts at home a facemasks to start forgets our canine companions im to fail just posturing thanks for the good. News live from berlin our daily special on the pandemic is coming up next with gary hart so much more about 19 and how it is impacting various situations around the world in the meantime dont forget you can get the latest on our web site thats at d w dot com and you can follow us on social media im sorry kelly in berlin thank you so much for watching. Combating the pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona update. From the. Special next on d. W. The global corona crisis you can find more Information Online at c. W. Dont. And ideally use social Media Channels. Do you also feel like banging your head into the wall sometimes stay in bed forever just cry plainly freakouts because the bad news about corona seems to have no way these are tough times you switch on the news or look at your favorite website and its not a pretty picture more dead every day infections on the rise Johns Hopkins now counts more than 1000000 cases Worldwide Healthcare systems reaching their limits hope countries in lockdown friends and families are cutting off contact with each other. And it doesnt end their businesses are facing bankruptcy workers are losing their jobs its all pretty scary stuff so how can we get through these challenging times without feeling helpless and depressed today will talk about how to get on top of the situation that feels very much like nothing is in our own z. W. News with our special coverage of the covenant in pandemic as in berlin. So what corona virus does to the body is quite well known by now and more research is underway but what does it do to our soul fear of infection the isolation worries about loved ones who are dressed walk we do to not be overwhelmed by panic lets bring in the modern. Neuroscientists and her field of Research Really is bad news and what it does with our brain and how does this barrage of bad news that were seeing right now influence our perception of this pandemic. Well 1st of all it tilts the perception in a certain direction because as you already mentioned most of the news actually negative so we get the idea that the votes out there is even more negative and even more challenging than it is so what that does to our brain is really create a continuous chronic stress response so we continuously in this situation where we think we either have to fight or run the site of flight response and what that does to our perception and also to our Decision Making abilities as county and of research and what we know also thought is that it definitely hinders long term decisions that are focusing on going to plants the virus is a threat we can all see or feel is similar to radiation does that give the fear another dimension. Yes certainly because of course if we see Something Like a wave coming towards us we can run and what we do you know its also especially in many countries that i was pleasant present in the beginning people have a very relaxed about it because it was far away and something we know about Risk Perception humans is that. Spoken openly is quite bad so when we dont see something we actually come grasp it because our brains are not optimized for that so it really needs to be local it needs to be immediate and it needs to hurt people for us in order to act and of course that creates really a challenging situation because then it also comes into effect is what i mentioned before it creates this continuous stress response which kinda is our problem solving abilities really really help people not only more at risk they are also body for more isolated than younger people and now even family can visit what does that do to the elderly and how can we help keep their spirits up. Now well maybe also saying something more hopeful because this is a very negative note in general is what it can also create and also especially to the end of the people is a sense of community because once we all understood that this is really a risk situation and this is really a danger that is out there isnt it though we cant really see and it see it it can create this common sense of shared responsibility and thats what we see all over the world and also as we got to the elderly there people actually take more time take more care not only to the people we know and our own family members who might be isolated and feel lonely but also to strange us because we now it what we consider it psychologically and one group we act together against this virus that is the global threat. News outlets often criticized for focusing on the bad news all the time like all journalists we here at the w are guilty as charged but just reporting on a happy promise and kittens is not really an option either so what can we the media do. Yeah i was already kind of hinting at that because thats really a unique chance for what we call constructive or solution oriented join in this in these days because now we have this idea of this understanding that we are all in this together and people all over the world ask what now and thats really the key thats a additional question that is introduced by construct defense additionally into reporting into joining us and into the journalistic thinking and thats why example lots of journalists are practicing now these days because the people come to watch them and they have this urge to get onsets to all that questions and needs to understand the situation and i see this really all over the world now and we just need to focus on it even more the people who selected news they consume but also of course all the jonas that are covering this Global Pandemic trying to heed your advise in order that thank you very much for this import. Thank you but its not just the news that can give you the blues we are social creatures so having to live in self isolation can be pretty stressful in itself our reporter hugh della talked to research on who observed quarantined people during the 2003 sars epidemic. In 2003 a previously unknown virus caused the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome known as sars more than 8000 people were infected and thousands were quarantined. Remus direct conducted research into the Mental Health of people sharing best solves our intake. And what we found was that there was a High Percentage of people bought the and crash. During the sars. So what we found when we talk about p. T. S. D. What we know is that people feel. Well what is that angry frustrated it they feel theres a lack of control how can you explain the fact. The you want. So i think my heart is is you know how to manage stress and ok so thats what we are starting to experience is the fact that its a true that and the poll when they were sort of about the fact that they might develop some are or in this particular. Virus youre thinking about going to make it when i. Ought to have a heart oh you know i have a woman who are going to be it is the common one. Although the current coronavirus pandemic is also throwing up such a thing as there are differences now too and some of these could even have a positive effect on peoples Mental Health. And they are going to have a sense of community so what we