A venture reached an historic stimulus deal. To assist the public but the World Health Organization is warning the u. S. Could be the next global epidemic center. Hello this is Art International welcome to the program is just in midday here than this wednesday with a slightly new show julie in place for you for the time being it with my colleagues will be here every day at this time to the latest in a full 30 minute world news round. 1st that the corona virus overall number of cases confirmed around the world today the supposed 420000 with the death toll varying towards 19000 but there is plenty of hope to more than 100000 people have recovered since the outbreak started late last year. In. The Current Situation billions of people around the world right now being told to simply sit tight at home one of the nations currently on lockdown in spain where the numbers of infected continue to surge hundreds a dying daily the making it the 4th worst hit country globally Health Workers a stretch to the maximum as they try to get any kind of a handle on the outbreak its a courageous an admirable job theyre doing but a role that comes a great risk we can report according to the latest figures medical staff now account for almost 14 percent of the countrys total cases doctors say that besides equipment shortages they are fast reaching capacity when it comes to dealing with those in need. Icing on their mosque or we find ourselves in an extreme situation in which weve all experienced extreme emotions and stance anguish emotions that many of the professionals may have experienced previously but this city will make it even more intense fear anger anguish sadness a very difficult to handle and i dont want to hear it relaxing woodworkers and when people go out to the streets you know what happens they get sick where like an equipment and medication elsewhere in europe meantime despite germany also facing a huge number of coronavirus cases its been managing to keep its mortality rate very low compared to spain or europe correspondent peter all of a next day that looks at how both countries are dealing with the brick. Here in berlin we havent seen the type of lockdown thats being put in place in other parts of europe although social distancing itself isolation being practiced germany thankfully hasnt seen the type of cases and fatalities of covert 19 that have been seen in countries like italy and los recently spain patients are having to lie on the floor as there simply arent enough beds to treat them in hospitals while in a car but twist of necessity this ice rink normally a place of enjoyment is having to be used as a makeshift mortuary so far spain is the 2nd hardest hit in europe but the pace at which the deaths of saud to almost 3000. 00 is shocked many and those figures continue to grow madrid has been the epicenter of the spanish outbreak authorities have had to put in place the strictest measures in an attempt to stop the spread of the moment a very tough waves coming in of the difficult days are coming theyre going to test with a very limited capacity of resources and. About without doubt our balance as a society the coronavirus has overwhelmed some of spains medical facilities so quickly in fact that some of those that were most at risk from the virus were left behind in the panic dozens of elderly and sick people were found dead at home a situation made all the more harrowing when the army had to disinfect their resting places the army during certain visits found some older people completely abandoned sometimes even dead in their bats Spanish HealthCare Services fighting against collapse this is a significant problem for our Healthcare System this collapse which is being talked about could happen in some places all germany seems to have the spread of covert 19 under some semblance of control a quick glance to our neighbors elsewhere in europe like spain shows just how quickly the situation can degenerate and with such tragic consequences peter all of our artsy belin. The total number of cases as it stands here in russia is 658 thats just been revised this the russian president in full hazmat suit has been visiting a brand new hospital set up to handle the break in the outskirts of moscow but ima putin was talking to start to the wards to speak with victims of that pandemic. To the group. Who took over the group. Youre going with for who are we going to improve. It with. You. If youre going to. Give us a real good tailor in central moscow a. Sitting president putin dressed in a full yellow house might so its a strange thing to say it was a surprise for this like other from the president. Also whats the current status of the medical system here in moscow to tackle a virus or just given those revised figures to our audience. Well on tuesday the russian president on his own initiative apparently made a very unexpected visit to the state of the hospital just outside of moscow and we saw him that donning a full hazmat suit a respirator a glove and gloves as well as he walked around the wards talking to people now thats just one of many facilities housing suspected that 19 patients are much standing right in front of the renowned. Research institute of much and in the center it has the biggest intensive care unit in the whole capital and its currently treating 20 coronavirus patients theyre actually being treated in a run of ated wing of the institute that just reopened after a major 3 day overhaul so its a good example of how facilities are adapting in this cause current climate and not just adapting a brand new hospital is also being built right here in the russian capital and the mayor says that its probably going to be up and running already in 3 weeks time so its clear that while. Russia feels it is still slightly ahead of the cuff authorities are taking any and every opportunity to prepare for and tackle this pandemic head on. Could be the low before the storm but so far at least russia is. Very few cases compared to other parts of europe how the authorities responding to these testing times are they getting through it. So hard in russia 6 we have 6 over just over 650. 00 reported cases of coronavirus the lions share of that of course being right here in the capital now the good news is that so far 22 people have fully recovered we also know that around 112000 people are currently on to close to cool watch that means that theyre not necessarily exhibiting symptoms yet but they have come into contact with confirmed cases so basically its just a precautionary measure. But what we do know is that on a daily basis dozens of new cases are being discovered which really we expected you know kuroda far to show itself to be relentless is a mega policy of 13000000. 00 people an average of 8000000. 00 people use the metro every single day so people are constantly possum each other theyre in confined Spaces Together and authorities are very aware of this reality and are not being complacent or tool. In. The gun nomics ohio a serious situation is unfolding all the more so as we see quite a lot of people coming from abroad so homes who have not been tested her feeling for him frank goodness but the fact is there are far more infected people in reality. So were not seeing the dramatic but its silly and in spain in the u. K. But as the director of the of the hospital the blood to make putin visited said he said. We are of course hoping for the best but it is our job to prepare for the worst. Suite of tools because it is just a piece on the over from there are 2 medical scenarios for me as a doctor it is very important to prepare for the italy scenario if suddenly there is a big spike and moscow is headed there our hospital will be ready to transform to take in a huge number of patients if we suddenly have a china or korea scenario and all this ends by april may then the doctors will be over the moon but it seems to me that we must prepare for the worst. Time again were hearing theres no room for complacency we saw what happened didnt london in the u. K. Yesterday this pretty much full lockdown even builders can go and do their jobs no that was in question a lot of people still mixing around despite that lockdown but most european capitals now imposing a full lockdown is that the case in moscow any time soon do you think. Well from the get go russia was pretty proactive so all the way back in january for example it shot its full 1000 claim to border with china its barred entry to all foreign citizens until at least may the fuss so were not getting the situation that at the moment the government is grumbling to come up with a last minute plan to keep the fires out because it has been systematically putting in preventative measures thats probably why at least at the moment theres no particular pressure to put to impose a citywide or a nation wide lockdown but there are of course measures being taken to try to halt the spread of the coronavirus for example russians who are returning if theyve been in such in countries they have to sit at home for 14 days and there are serious consequences if they dont either financial or if they end up infecting someone because they break the record to rule the nats you might end up facing a prison sentence we also sold the moscow mayor on monday mandating all residents over the age of 65. 00 and in fact any residents with any chronic illnesses of any age things like asmer and diabetes they also have to sit at home now for 2 weeks which as we know its pretty boring its not particularly fun so in fact the mayor has financially incentivize people to sit tight in their apartments so ill get some at the beginning of the 2 week quarantine period and then theyll get the other half when they reach the finish line off to those 14 days so there is a particular groups currently on in quarantine theyre deemed to most at risk but thats really how the situations unfolding ive been discussed with a lot of people we have noticed the city is noted to be quiet its noticeably empty and i really think that shows that people are calm but that also being responsible and practical limiting the Time Outdoors trying to avoid crowded places and thats really helping to create the feeling that at least for the moment for the time being here in russia theres no real reason to panic. Day there from moscow hospital there now lets get the picture of the United States and make sure theyre the biggest economic stimulus package in the countrys modern history has been reached in the senate eventually 2 trillion dollars is set to help businesses and individuals in it by the virus. This agreement is really an outstanding agreement to them to all americans i say help is on the way. Big help and quick help this deal was struck down after 5 days of intensive to great and after democrats twice blocked to going through insisting on concessions the legislation will provide direct payments Unemployment Benefits as well as loan programs it could be just in time too because the World Health Organizations issued a warning that the u. S. Could become the new global epicenter of covert 19 the numbers of infected are rising rapidly in the country with over 55000. 00 confirmed cases of Standing Firm in the face of potential tragedy though President Donald Trump also saying he wants his country to be opened up again by the easter holidays our correspondents over in the us reporting next for you on the measures being taken across the states. This time of year mid march spring break you would have a lot of boat traffic the party boats the yachts going by blasting music well that is definitely not the case right now weve seen a couple boats you know just a few people on them scattered but definitely not the kind of spring break break atmosphere that you would have the Restaurant Bar behind me there is only open for takeout orders a couple people i dont know if you could say im sitting along the water having a bottle of wine making the best of it but the bottom line is that here in miami dade not only is spring break over but theyre trying to basically shut the county down trying to curb the amount of coronavirus cases. Simply desolate downtown usually would be. Full of traffic this was my morning commute to our office in miami what would normally be congested with cars and trucks and people heading into work was quiet desolate theory in florida the number of coronavirus cases has doubled since wednesday from 2162432 today 100 deaths from the virus has been reported bringing the total death toll in florida to 9 despite the threat people are still heading to florida beaches and many parts of the state where the beaches remain open video of spring breakers from south beach earlier this week went viral with one young man from ohio saying he wasnt going to let the coronavirus stop him from parting we donated. It well maybe the virus didnt stop him but Miami Dade County did shutting down all of its beaches including the famous south beach this was the scene last year during spring break this is the scene today beaches empty bars and nightclubs shuttered restaurants if theyre even open are only doing takeout or delivery the famous coyote show in bustling unmusical Little Havana has also gone quiet schools are also closed playgrounds are locked up with the. And at one local park wrapped up to keep the kids from playing on it in the time that we started working on the story this morning and this live shot right now the number of cases in florida has increased of the coronavirus its now up to 520. 00 confirmed coronavirus cases already not to protest more test kits to treat each of us standing by in new york city where boy there have been a bevy of developments there since early this morning trinity what you got. Yeah actually now the case was over 7100 in the state of new york more than half of them are right here in new york city the governor of new york now ordering state wide lockdown with that will shut down most of the state including new york city making americas largest city a ghost town. From a city that never sleeps. To a ghost town over night but its a world where you know we know what it. Is to be. Can we have you can you take a look at the iconic Brooklyn Bridge which corners hundreds of thousands of people daily now lays bare i dont know if its right at Grand Central station one of the Worlds Largest transportation hubs which has more than 750000 commuters pass through daily virtually empty never ever she was before and she might have to stay safe in times square nearly deserted this as the new york city streets bare after thousands of local businesses are forced to shutter millions are advised to work from home this is totally on shore territory for us like put in your for over 50 of those 66 years that weve been told. And ive seen a lot of things happen in a low Hurricane Season the 2 girls order me and bruce meantime new york preparing for a drastic influx of patients when the virus hits its peak in about 45 days the city pursuing plans to turn hotels into makeshift hospitals which will be used to help quarantine individuals including the homeless this as a u. S. Navy hospital ship with a 1000 hospital beds is making its way to new york to help manage the crisis however the shows are still extremely concerned that hospitals will run out of protective gear and medical equipment in a matter of weeks. Ok with a little bit of the end of a long term only it were going to be reporting on the events nationwide after the break as countries. Continue tirelessly to try to fend off this virus but some news that i want to tell you about from china particular the city of where the outbreak began the course of the end of last year i was a plan now that to lift a quarantine measure is next month tell you more stick around well tell you about it after the break. From donald trump in 2016 to 2020 there is part of the electorate that response to antiwar anti interventionist rhetoric in fact there is evidence this significantly helped get trampled like that but the fact remains the establishment is to downplay and even demonize any candidate who questions the orthodox why is this. Hygienist 20 past midday moscow time now and the next were going to talk about india indias move quickly to impose a full lockdown of its 1300000000 population lockdown started at midnight the number of covert 1000 infections in the country thus far surpassed 500 with 10 deaths to lose point that apparently has forced a Prime MinisterNarendra Modis hand with a 3 week long self isolation period being introduced them. The answer is we need please listen carefully from midnight the entire country will go under a complete lockdown to save india every indian and to save you and your family from midnight tonight there will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes. Or unprecedented times for in the usually bustling streets around the country as you can see if yourself are emptied this is a before and after look as those huge changes come into effect there the restrictions will remain in place for the next 21. 00 days with the indian pm also warning against any panic buying stressing with essential goods will be available for everyone those who break the quarantine rules could face a prison sentence lets go to new delhi joined by journalist imprisoned commentator campaigns live on the line hey there thanks to make the time for us to do any. Good and bad news here is that considering indias got a Huge Population over a 1000000000 people so far fingers crossed only a limited pretty limited number of cases just over 500 has Prime Minister modi jump the gun here in imposing this lot dont think it done it too soon or is he doing it in a timely way what are your thoughts. You know there are all kinds of people normal people who learn from their own dumb mistakes and the mistakes of partners like think. You decide to learn from them are good but at the moment we have to stay grand we can thin we can some persons. And brought them over in fact. If we keep waiting for our another to read so i dont know whats going to happen well it i think its a wind instrument and its also decision that was not naturally going to get a lot of criticism because. The uncommitted. Are sure. Its a decision. And not you know live so loud number of indians are going to be on it because they have. More and. It is that the government has to do that and i think