italy's second city, bare. milan, the financial capital, now under the most drastic restrictions italy has seen since the second world war, virtually locked down along with 14 provinces. a quarter of the country's population quarantined in a scrabble to contain the coronavirus outbreak. this city usually teeming with life is hushed as residents are told to stay put and access in or out is severely limited. schools and universities are shut until april — cinemas, pools and nightclubs as well. the prime minister talked of a crisis. translation: we are facing an emergency, a national emergency, taking exceptional precautionary measures and facing it with great awareness. venice is part of the restricted area, one of italy's tourism jewels deserted by a mixture of quarantine and fear. as we drove north from rome, we expected tighter controls but there are none. we are coming into the start of moderna now, part of the new exclusion zone. you can see there is no total lockdown, no police roadblocks for example, it

european even if it was just for this crisis and so italy i think italy spain and other countries of the south of europe are waiting to see whether the e.u. comes around and does as they have promised to create a unified plan to bring these countries out of the crisis which as you said were in it right now it will probably get worse and also bear in mind that italy but also greece and spain and also portugal have already continued to we continue to struggle with the $22009.00 crisis italy is made of small businesses mostly the economic web of italy is made of small businesses family run businesses a lot of them are in dire crisis we've had already pushed the e.u. to allow us to make measures for our higher unemployment funds and so on so the prescribers crisis. in spain in santander what's the spanish attitude morphing into being towards brussels because you've got the u.k. cutting interest rates on top of which you've got the u.s. saying quantity of easing is the way forward so that means print money or come up with these bonds that julia was talking about and you've got christine t

european even if it was just for this crisis and so italy i think italy spain and other countries of the south of europe are waiting to see whether the e.u. comes around and does as they have promised to create a unified plan to bring these countries out of the crisis which as you said we're in it right now it will probably get worse and also bear in mind that italy but also greece and spain and also portugal have already continued to we continue to struggle with the $22009.00 crisis italy is made of small businesses mostly the economic web of italy is made of small businesses family run businesses a lot of them are in dire crisis we've had already pushed the e.u. to allow us to make measures for our higher unemployment funds and so while the prescribers crisis. in spain in santander what's the spanish attitude morphing into being towards brussels because you've got the u.k. cutting interest rates on top of which you've got the u.s. saying quantity of easing is the way forward so that means print money or come up with these bonds that julia was talking about and you've got christine

is italy's most populous region with 10000000 inhabitants its capital milan is italy's financial heart it attracts professionals and students from around the world and from all parts of italy this is where the corona virus has hit the hardest leaving hospitals unable to cope with a growing number of cases italian authorities say the drastic measures to curb the outbreak could not wait any longer. and for the other northern regions that i have listed. there will be a ban for everybody to move in or out of these territories and also within the same territory. when the exceptions will be allowed only for proven professional needs special cases and for health issues. has the regions affected prepared to implement the decree norden italians get ready to see their lifestyle change drastically at least for a few weeks those who do not respect the measures could face jail tons and fines. businesses are also growing more and more concerned among others the virus is already taking a toll on italy stories insecta easter one of the peak times is about a month away and reports are that as many as 9

member of italy's democratic party really appreciate your time and . the number of cases from the new coronavirus has surged above 107000 worldwide egypt reports the 1st death from corona virus according to the health ministry a german national which makes it the 1st german casualty in germany health minister yen spahn recommended canceling events with more than a 1000 participants in an effort to suppress the spread of the virus in the u.s. a cruise ship hit by the virus is redirected to oakland possibly to be placed under quarantine saudi arabia announces a temporary lockdown of the region a center of the kingdom's shiite minority. a brief look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. firefighters are continuing a search and rescue effort at a hotel that collapsed in the chinese city of at least 10 people were killed and more than 20 others are still missing the 5 story building was being used as of corinth hundreds of still living for corona virus patients. hundreds have gathered at the site where ethiopian airlines flight 302 cr

if, like italy, the car —— the cases a spike like in italy, they will be moving to the delay stage was up in germany and france, they are, cancelling all public events. our our government is going to do the same here? will schools shutdown, will people be asked to work from home? huge disruption to people '5 lives and huge measurements that governments like ours have not had to take in re ce nt like ours have not had to take in recent times. it is going to be interesting. city am has the headline lockdown. this is malan station as trains are cancelled but a lot about travel and the fact that we will see disruption. a picture of the empties train station. for all of the harshness of how the quarantine was enacted, keeping 60 million people in the same place if you don't have the infrastructure is a huge thing. we saw a lot of flights cancelled to china and asia and we are now seeing airlines suspending all flights to malan and venice, other parts of italy. that will have knock—on effects, to, partly because you have people that are stranded and partly because of this pressure it puts

people germans were warned to stay indoors over the weekend to avoid stricter coronavirus controls as italy tightens its coronavirus measures other countries are sending their support to russia this bashes doctors and medical equipment to help battle the world's deadliest coronavirus outbreak and turkey is not yet as badly hit as other countries workers are busy preparing to go to the spread of the virus and citizens are thanking them from their fountain. i'm calling assman thanks for joining us we begin with some breaking news in just the last few minutes it's being announced that german chancellor angela merkel has been ordered into home quarantine after she came into contact with a person who has tested positive for the corona virus we want to jump right into that breaking news let's bring in d.w. political correspondent emmanuel che's with more on that a developing story emmanuelle chancellor merkel going into quarantine at home she came into contact with someone who tested positive for the corona virus what more can you tell us at this hour. yes that was confirmed by the government spo

why is italy struggling to cope with the number of coronavirus patients. well i think it only like so many other countries was really caught flat footed by this pandemic and really the speed at which it spreads and failure to take really aggressive action really put them behind the curve and it's a cautionary tale for every other country about what happens when one doesn't act quickly and comprehensively enough to to contain this well it's now reached a point of course which really overwhelms the health system and unfortunately mortality rates are much higher than it otherwise would have been because of course the health system can't can't cope and result your organization operates in iran eritrea sudan and italy of course what challenges are your teams on the ground facing in a city at the moment where many because we also have a lot of cleaning all around the country in the south and we're trying also to have dealing with this outbreak in that region c.t. and. both in terms of response for the vulnerable groups and in terms of supporting probably across

is italy's most populous region with 10000000 inhabitants its capital milan italy is financial heart it attracts professionals and students from around the world and from all parts of italy this is where the coronavirus has hit the hardest leaving hospitals unable to cope with a growing number of cases italian authorities say the drastic measures to curb the outbreak could not wait any longer. and for the other northern regions that i have listed. there will be a ban for everybody to move in or out of these territories and also within the same territory. queen the exceptions will be allowed only for proven professional needs special cases and for health issues. as the regions affected prepare to implement the decree northern italians get ready to see their lifestyle change drastically at least for a few weeks those who do not respect the measures could face jail tones and fines businesses are also growing more and more concerned among others the virus is already taking a toll on italy stores insecta easter one of the peak times is about a month away and reports are that as many as 90

and as italy tightens its coronavirus controls other countries are sending their support russia dispatches doctors and medical equipment to help battle the world's deadliest coronavirus alfre. i'm called aspen thanks for joining us we begin with some breaking news german chancellor angela merkel has been ordered into quarantine at home after she came into contact with a doctor who has since tested positive for the corona virus that announcement coming from the chancellor spokes person in just the last hour we want to go straight now to d.w. political correspondent emanuel emanuel chancellor merkel in quarantine she's at home we believe after coming into contact with her doctor who had tested positive for corona virus what more do we know right now. well indeed a government spokesperson stiffens i have confirmed that angle america has been ordered to stage a home to go into quarantine after being in contact with a doctor on friday days doctor who came to give her a vaccine a precautionary vaccine against a new mechanical inspections and seems to end this doctor has been tested positive oh d

european even if it was just for this crisis and so italy i think italy spain and other countries of the south of europe are waiting to see whether the e.u. comes around and does as they have promised to create a unified plan to bring these countries out of the crisis which as you said we're in it right now it will probably get worse and also bear in mind that italy but also greece and spain and also portugal have already continued to we continue to struggle with the $22009.00 crisis italy is made of small businesses mostly the economic web of italy is made of small businesses family run businesses a lot of them are in dire crisis we've had already pushed the e.u. to allow us to make measures for our higher unemployment funds and so while the prescribers crisis. in spain and sent under what's the spanish attitude morphing into being towards brussels because you've got the u.k. cutting interest rates on top of which you've got the u.s. saying quantity of easing is the way forward so that means print money or come up with these bonds that julia was talking about and you've got christin

italy is doi 826. fewer tests mea mild cases going undetected, a lower number of cases, which pushes the italy's number of cases may be higher atts mortality rate lower. the second factois italyas the second oldest population in the world after japan. 65. of the population is over ol people are more vulnerable to this virus. the third factor is timing. the outbreak italy started in february when a man wa diagnosed. because february is flu season, it is start early cases were missed. started unnoticed, by the times we realized it, there were transmission changes happening. the fourth factor is population density. the outbreak from south korea to italy, thek outbr the north of italy is where you find a's major cities, more proximity between people, higher rate of infection, greater passion on hospital resources. here is a surgeon there. >> i call it a kind of wartime. nobody has mentioned this kind of crisis. anchor: 92%hs of den italy have been in the north. what began in that region in february as a co

italy has a strong acute care sector. that's italy as a whole. northern italy itself is even better. northern italy, the richest part of italy, not some backwater when it comes to advanced medicine or advanced anything. i mean that's where they make the most expensive yachts in the world. that's literally where they make ferraris. and there are big modern hospitals there, full of lots of fully qualified doctors and world-class equipment. and there, that place, is where they're now losing more than 300 people a day. 475 deaths in the last 24 hours. reporter chico harlan wrote this up today for the "washington post" with a last line that will put a -- put your heart in your throat. "even as lockdown measures have gradually slowed the number of new cases, the country's death toll has exploded, more than tripling in the span of a week." italy's death toll is tripling exponentially in a way that mirrors the growth total of cases earlier this month as people lose their battle with the disease after several weeks. today the government of the hardest hit

let's talk about italy. ba saying this morning it has cancelled all flights to and from italy as a result of that lockdown. easyj et italy as a result of that lockdown. easyjet cancelling the majority of its roots. but we also know that other airlines, including the saying they will not fly to the country. it is quite a busy time for airlines. not only are people not taking trips now, they are not booking for further ahead, so it means it is a really difficult time for them. by way of example, and i touched on flybe already, a smaller airline, but nonetheless, the likes of korean airare now but nonetheless, the likes of korean air are now saying it is fighting for its future because of a slump in bookings. it has cancelled 80% of capacity, told staff to take at home and take unpaid leave, but when you see that sort of impact on the industry right now, we saw it in the sars outbreak, but this is in some ways much worse because the airline industry has become much bigger in the past decade, and they are strugg

the virus is killing and taking italy's dignity with it. mark lowen, bbc news, italy. this area of rome, the tourist heart besides saint peter's square is usually buzzing with restaurants. and now look at it. they are considering imposing even more severe restrictions. 0ne considering imposing even more severe restrictions. one last thought. in the northern town which was the original epicentre of the virus, for the first time they have reported no new cases in the past day. a glimmer of hope, perhaps, so desperately needed. mark lowen, many thanks, with the latest on the situation in italy, he was in rome. several airlines — including british airways and ryanair — have cancelled all their flights to and from italy for a month, leaving some passengers stranded. 0thers — including air france — have announced drastically reduced timetables. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge is at heathrow airport. some people are in italy wondering how they will get home. a small number will be able to book onto ryanair flights which will number will be able to book onto r

italy has a. lot of population and they're more vulnerable and i think that although italy started off testing as soon as they thought about it it's and they could it just wasn't apparent. the scale of it and there are several lessons that we've learned from china that only does becoming clearer now 1st of all. even though china looks as if it contained or suppressed the epidemic by looking down in one hand and facing depend a current thing that the whole country in china was placed on lockdown there were no one with allowed to travel anywhere if you wanted to travel to beijing you had to sell party for that good man to quarantine the 14 days now in italy you know looking down in the northern italy as as we're seeing is is unlikely to be as effective it could help in some way suppress some of the spread to switzerland 100 to me where i am just north of italy but at the same time and this is a virus which exposes all the flaws in the healthcare system and you know some of the 1st people to get infe

italy has a. lot of population and they're more vulnerable and i think that the very easily started off testing as soon as they thought about it and they could it just wasn't apparent. the scale of it and there are several lessons that we've learned from china that only does becoming clearer now 1st of all. even though china looks as if it contained or suppressed the epidemic by locking down in one hand investing depend a current thing that the whole country in china was placed on lockdown there were no one with allowed to travel anywhere if you wanted to cover the beijing you had disappointing for that good man to quarantine the 14 days now in italy you know looking down in a northern italy as as we we're seeing is is unlikely to be as effective it could help in some way suppress some of the spread to switzerland 100 to geneva where i am just north of italy but at the same time and this is a virus which exposes all the flaws in the healthcare system and you know some of the 1st people to get infe

italy has a. lot of population and they're more vulnerable and i think that although italy started off testing as soon as they thought about it it's and they could it just wasn't apparent. the scale of it and there are several lessons that we've learned from china that only does becoming clearer now 1st of all. even though china looks as if it contained or suppressed the epidemic by looking down in one hand and facing depend a current thing that the whole country in china was placed on lockdown there were no one with allowed to travel anywhere if you wanted to travel to beijing you had to sell quarantine for it had to go to man to quarantine the 14 days now in italy you know looking down in the northern italy as as we we're seeing is is unlikely to be as effective it could help in some way suppress some of the spread to switzerland 100 to me where i am just north of italy but at the same time and this is a virus which exposes all the flaws in the healthcare system and you know some of the 1st peop

we have been told we can only take trains between cities in italy for reasons of work or health oi’ italy for reasons of work or health orfor some italy for reasons of work or health or for some extraordinary emergency and apart from that we must stay put, and that seems sensible. another thing is they have put this spotlight on age groups and it makes me feel really old. i am optimistic about it. living around requires a form which we, like everyone, had to com plete form which we, like everyone, had to co m plete to form which we, like everyone, had to complete to show either urgent need oi’ complete to show either urgent need ora complete to show either urgent need or a return home. we would have to produce it if asked. it says here falsifying this document could lead to prosecution. never could people in italy have conceived of the idea they were needed to move within their own country. as we drove out their own country. as we drove out the traffic was circulating but it seemed quieter. roads to the borders are open although austria has banned italians entering on mice with medical

italy has a. lot of population and they're more vulnerable and i think that although italy started off testing as soon as they thought about it it's and they could it just wasn't apparent. the scale of it and there are several lessons that we've learned from china that only does becoming clearer now 1st of all. even though china looks as if it contained or suppressed the epidemic by looking down in one hand and facing depend a current thing that the whole country in china was placed on lockdown there were no one with allowed to travel anywhere if you wanted to travel to beijing you had disappointing for that good man to quarantine the 14 days now in italy you know looking down in the northern italy as as we we're seeing is is unlikely to be as effective it could help in some way suppress some of the spread to switzerland 100 to me where i am just north of italy but at the same time and this is a virus which exposes all the flaws in the healthcare system and you know some of the 1st people to get i

european even if it was just for this crisis and so italy i think italy spain and other countries of the south of europe are waiting to see whether the e.u. comes around and does as they have promised to create a unified plan to bring these countries out of the crisis which as you said we're in it right now it will probably get worse and also bear in mind that italy but also greece and spain and also portugal have already continued to we continue to struggle with the $22009.00 crisis italy is made of small businesses mostly the economic web of italy is made of small businesses family run businesses a lot of them are in dire crisis we've had already pushed the e.u. to allow us to make measures for our higher unemployment funds and so a lot ok so the prescribers crisis. in spain in santander what's the spanish attitude morphing into being towards brussels because you've got the u.k. cutting interest rates on top of which you've got the u.s. saying quantity of easing is the way forward so that means print money or come up with these bonds that julia was talking about and you've got chri

this is news coming to you live from berlin the whole of italy is now in quarantine the prime minister extends crisis measures to try to stop the spread of the credible iris across the country travel is now only allowed in an emergency public gathering surpassed in schools and universities are clips. in germany records its 1st 2 deaths from the virus and asked people to change their behavior to try to slow the spread of disease also the program in afghanistan 2 men are sworn in as president in separate ceremonies neither recognizing the other's claim to victory in last september's contested election. hello i'm terry barton thanks for joining us italy has expanded its response to the coronavirus by locking down the entire country italian prime minister just separate content says that as of this morning travel restrictions will apply to the whole of it fully and not just the north as before more than 9000 people are now infected with the buyers in italy and more than 460 people have died across the country. and to restaurant chaz a common site now in italy which has extended its emergenc

milan italy's vibrant financial heart turned into a ghost town lumber d. is the country's most populous region it's also where the corona virus has hit the hardest putting hospitals under strain and the government under increasing pressure to take drastic measures probably part of the. body and the other northern provinces that i have listed people will be banned from entering or leaving these territories or travelling within the territories. and. just removing exceptions will only be allowed for proven professional needs. exceptional cases and for medical reasons. the decree doesn't only restrict travel people in lockdown zones are also advised to cut down on social activities and stay home as much as possible. and restaurants in the lock down area must close by 6 pm schools cinemas museums and gyms are closed nationwide those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines news of the imminent quarantine set off a last minute rush to beat the clock in milan and in other cities people raised to train stations trying to get out before it wa

slovenia, we are told, has closed its border with italy. that has been closed com pletely italy. that has been closed completely on the orders of the slovenian government. that is the latest radical action we've seen in territorial terms. in terms of airlines, air france, which of course have dozens and dozens of flights into italy in the course of the working week, will operate one daily flight only into its main destinations for, i think it's another four days, the 1ath of march. in four days they will change that, one flight daily to these destinations for four days, then they will cancel all flights to italy until april the 3rd. that's just a projected date at this point but certainly at least until april to third. so plenty to talk about with our economics correspondent. our trade correspondent dharshini david is here. can we start with the airlines? pretty much in line with what we are hearing from air france. easyjet, ba, ryanair, echoing what we are hearing, flights being cancelled or suspended until early april, they are trying to get those who are already there are back

milan italy's vibrant financial heart turned into a ghost town lumber d. is the country's most populous region it's also where the corona virus has hit the hardest putting hospitals under strain and the government under increasing pressure to take a drastic measure as. part of the the. body and the other northern provinces that i have listed people will be banned from entering or leaving these territories or travelling within the territories. and. just removing exceptions will only be allowed for proven professional needs. exceptional cases and for medical reasons. the decree doesn't only restrict travel people in lockdown zones are also advised to cut down on social activities and stay home as much as possible. and restaurants in the lock down area must close by 6 pm schools cinemas museums and gyms are closed nationwide those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines news of the imminent quarantine set off a last minute rush to beat the clock in line and in other cities people race to train stations trying to get out before it was t

italy's second city — bare. milan, the financial capital, now under the most drastic restrictions italy has seen since the second world war, virtually locked down along with 1a provinces — a quarter of the country's population quarantined in a scramble to contain the coronavirus outbreak. this city, usually teeming with life, is hushed as residents are told to stay put and access in or out is severely limited. schools and universities are shut until april, cinemas, pools and nightclubs too. the prime minister talked of a crisis. translation: we are facing an emergency, a national emergency, taking exceptional precautionary measures, and we are facing it with great awareness. venice is part of the restricted area, one of italy's tourism jewels deserted by a mixture of quarantine and fear. as we drove north from rome, we expected tighter controls. but there are none. we're coming into the start of modena now, part of the new exclusion zone. and you can see there's no total lockdown. there are no police roadblock

annalisa, when you compare the uk and italy, you made the point that italy are a couple of weeks ahead and, therefore, in the uk people should expect some of the things that italy has experienced. what lessons do you draw from the italian experience that would be worth applying in the uk? first and foremost, take seriously the instructions. don't think it will not happen to you because that is what happened in italy and we know that it was devastating, especially in lombardy, the epicentre of the outbreak, because people at the beginning kept going out, they didn't take it seriously. that is the first lesson. if we consider it a war, it is quite an extraordinary advantage for britain to be able to see two weeks ahead of what this enemy, this invisible killer, is doing. i would urge everybody really to follow very, very closely what is happening in italy, try to make up your mind about what are the steps ahead and be alert and be informed all the time. stay at home and keep vigilant and just prepare yourself to a kind of wartime experience, but with a positive attitude, because that is

b but i want to start with italy. on saturday officials reporting almost 800 additional deaths, the largest single day increase so far. what is italy's story, what are the lessons learned? >> i think the real tragedy is that the lessons we're learning now are coming home really hard. once this virus takes hold in terms of spreading it spreads devastatingly quickly, and there's no question that health services can set up, this is the most-funded, most well-established in the world. and it's completely overwhelmed. we're seeing dramatic scenes, it's really devastate being. >> yes, and now france, spain, the u.s. clamping down on people's movements, ordering citizens to stay home. let's talk about the countries that have gotten ahead of the spread, because it seems like these countries are catching up. who's gotten it right? and what did they do? >> so it's definitely clear that in south korea the extensive testing and tracing has been able to contain the spread. and what's happened in countries where it's spread more dr

italy is our close, close neighbour. in the southernmost country of switzerland alone, 70,000 workers across from italy every day. many of them work on the health sector which switzerland needs at the moment because it's cases on the coronavirus are rising up to at least 300 today, the second death being recorded today, so there is real, real concern about what is happening just with our closest neighbour, and how much it is going to affect what happens in this country also. how much communication there was an advance of the decision being announced presumably. there we re being announced presumably. there were rumours yesterday, but nothing from the swiss government. i was actually up quite late, being saturday night, and i kept thinking we are going to see something from the swiss government. we saw nothing until this morning when we heard that the government is in consultation with rome, the health authority in southern switzerland is in consultation with their collea g u es in consultation with their colleagues in so

this is detail the news live from berlin italy sets a grim record in its struggle against the corona virus almost 1000 people have died there in the past 24 hours were diagnosed with the infection that's the highest daily death toll since the outbreak was detected in that heat in february we'll get an update from rome also on the program. u.s. lawmakers passed the biggest stimulus package in modern history some 2 trillion dollars or 3 rushed to states and businesses struggling i made the cold with $900.00 prices the legislation also provides direct payments to tens of millions of american households. and in spain a hazmat suits are needed to bury his dead as the number of victims race is higher the country struggling to cope as faith thomas the surge again in the nation's health care workers are paying a heavy price as they work to save lives. yes welcome to the program italy has set another grim record for the most deaths from corona virus in a single day almost $1000.00 people have died in the last 24 hours bringing the total death toll to over 9000 that's the highest number of any

as italy sees nearly 800 deaths to the coronavirus in the past 24 hours alone russia offers to lend a helping hand to the nation a worse hit by the crisis. in neighboring france police officers threaten to wage unless they're provided with better equipment to protect themselves against the virus. also this hour volkswagen becomes the latest car giant to hold production amid the covert 1000 outbreak as a health crisis with ever more jobs at risk. and a number of u.s. senators are accused of insider trading after they sold off their stocks just before the recent market crash. you're watching r t international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program and we start with the latest on the corona virus which has now claimed more than 12000 lives worldwide and the number of confirmed cases is edging towards $300000.00. italy which this week became the country hit hardest by the corona virus with a death toll surpassing even china a senior only 800 fatalities in the past 24 hours alone and all the pandemic has now killed more than 4800 italians and

is italy's most populous region with 10000000 inhabitants its capital milan italy spain on show heart it attracts professionals and students from around the world and from all parts of italy this is where the corona virus has hit the hardest leaving hospitals unable to cope with a growing number of cases italian authorities say the drastic measures to curb the outbreak could not wait any longer. and for the other northern regions that i have listed. there will be a ban for everybody to move in or out of these territories and also within the same territory. queen the exceptions will be allowed only for proven professional needs special cases and for health issues. as the regions affected prepare to implement the decree northern italians get ready to see their lifestyle change drastically at least for a few weeks those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines businesses are also growing more and more concerned among others the virus is already taking a toll on italy stores insecta easter one of the peak times is about a month away and reports are that as many as 9

had a significant number of hospitalized patients but italy has. a significant aging population we are one of the old countries with. longest life expectancy plus the public service will take on any case and therefore i think that this is quite a unique situation compared to the rest who are right there have been some reports suggest saying out of the virus could have a ride in italy before the travel ban to and from china was issued you talked about what's contributing to the spread is if these health system ready to deal with this emergency today we've heard about the rest that the government has imposed this but what about the health system can it culp. ok so i don't think that the virus when it left before the wall ham lockdown went only to italy. there are as i said many many connections in europe or china but also in africa with china and so i suspect that the infection might be more widespread than what is it is currently believed to be. i also think that the italian. system and i would really like to commend the colleagues in the north of i

where there are so somewhere like italy where there are so many somewhere like italy where there are so many cases and now we somewhere like italy where there are so many cases and now we have had new information, hundred seven deaths and other scientists of said actually, for every death, he believes there are 200 people infected and he said he went on to say that in italy, he thinks might be as many as 50 200,000 cases of coronavirus and italy is considering shutting down all schools and all universities in there and consultation about that at the moment. there's certainly no discussion at all about shutting down schools and it's partly because there is road knock on effect for pa rents of there is road knock on effect for parents of pupils of the stay home and can go to work and some of them may be health care workers. we may go to italy a little later on in the hour. let's turn to business and economic elements. the biggest airline is hanging in the balance from the business newsroom. with me now from the business newsroom is our business editor simon jack. it has been in financi

in italy, the death toll has climbed sharply again. the number of confirmed cases has now reached more than 80,000, and the death toll stands at 8,165 people. there are fears that southern italy could be facing a similar outbreak to that experienced in the north of the country. mark lowen reports from rome. in today's italy, the essentials are food and solidarity. local associations buy the basics for those in need. dozens are taking part, doing their bit to get the country through this crisis. it's the first time in italy we live something so hard and difficult, so powerful and difficult situation. so this is only way for me to help people — something very basic. they deliver to the elderly and the isolated, acts of kindness to ease the social and economic emergency. for this virus is grinding italy to a halt, once—buzzing factories forced to close to stop the flow of people. this one, of bathroom fittings, shuts today. the last of the 130 employees are being sent home, the ovens slowly cooling. the lockdown is containing the outb

day by day, italy's lockdown is growing more severe. in the lombardy region alone, excising outside has been banned. the use of vending machines, forbidden. and for the rest of the country, the prime minister has ordered all non—essential factories and businesses to close. translation: we are slowing down the country's productive engine but we're not stopping it. it is not an easy decision, but a decision that allows us to face the most acute phase the contagion. it is not yet clear what factories will shut, but supermarkets, pharmacies, post offices and banks will remain open. public transport will continue to run. but the strict new measures will spurn across all of the country, as a desperate attempt to slow the spread of the disease. 0n saturday alone, italy recorded nearly 800 coronavirus deaths. translation: i believe we have now taken all the measures that we are able to take before effectively shutting down the entire country. but i ask myself, how would we live? and how would we be able to sustain ourselves, if we are no long

why has italy been hit so hard? some of the factors at play, and what we can learn from it. >>> tonight, president trump trying to ease economic fears over coronavirus. saying, quote, "stay calm and it will go away." >>> and the breaking news, the other major story of the night. the race for "20/20." a mini super tuesday. joe biden versus bernie sanders. what we know so far. how it could shape the race moving forward. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on this tuesday night. we begin with the coronavirus emergency. tonight, the first containment zone in america. the new york governor imposing restrictions on a community just outside of new york city. linked to the largest cluster of cases in the country. calling it a matter of life and death. the containment zone shutting down schools and major gathering places in new rochelle. at the center, this synagogue, where dozens were exposed by a lawyer who remains in critical condition. his wife sharing his struggle to find out that he was sick with the coron

it will be italy. italy is a protected zone. all movement across the country is to be avoided unless three specific circumstances. reason of wk, reason of necessity, or health reasons. amy: we will spend the hour on the response to the coronavirus around the world. we will speak with thomas boyd and-- thomas bollyky alfredo morabia. we will go to italy to speak with a student in quarantine and ask about life in the red zone and we will talk to the marshall project reporter keri blakinger about fighting the virus in prisons where key supplies like alcohol-based sanitizers are banned. we will go to washington state and talk to an undocumented immigrant organizer about domains to protect thousands in detention centers around the united states. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. coronavirus cases continue to surge worldwide. the death toll has topped 4000, with over 113,000 confirmed infections. italy is now on nationwide lockdown. >> i am about to si

. >>> from italy tonight, the toll worsening. a brother posting a heartbreaking video inside a home. his sister losing her battle. teams arriving behind him, days after he started begging for help. authorities now say italy is still two weeks from its peak. >>> and president trump and this image tonight. a brazilian official, to the far right, just days ago at mar-a-lago, standing beside the president. that official has now tested positive for coronavirus. the president is asked, will he >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and it was a another day of fast-moving developments in this coronavirus emergency and we will carefully get through it all right here with you tonight. we're going to begin with the states of emergency across this country, and now here in new york city, a state of emergency declared, as well. tonight, more than 1,300 people sickened in the u.s. at least 39 have died in this country. at least 45 states now and the district of columbia reporting cases. additional scoot d

routes to and from italy. 0ne cantering down my counselling routes to and from italy. one of the airlines struggling of late, flybe collapsing in the past week, norwegian telling us it's cutting in total 15% of its flights at the moment, laying off workers temporarily. the international airline body told usjust temporarily. the international airline body told us just last week the industry could lose over $85 billion this year, it would be the worst impact since the financial crisis so a worrying time for those companies and indeed their staff. quick thought about the markets. such a difficult day yesterday, with the picture now? yesterday we saw the picture now? yesterday we saw the equivalent of an annual output of the uk economy wiped from global markets. today, picture, the ftse 100 index of leading shares up by a little over 3%, why? taking some of the queue and the camera starred in asia, signs that things are settling down in wuhan, though unexpectedly bad news coming out of europe to shock the markets,

italy's coronavirus catastrophe the death toll is rising at an unprecedented level but government is taking more drastic measures that will reduce the number of people dying and what lessons can other countries learn from italy this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm bernard smith hospitals and morgues overwhelmed bodies piling up in churches and just under 800 deaths in one single day that's the shocking reality in italy which is becoming the center of the coronavirus pandemic and a symbol of the enormous challenges facing europe's public health systems but government is struggling to keep up with the spread of the virus it sent in the army to enforce the lockdown in long body the northern region at the center of the outbreak and it's tightening already strict controls on daily life prime minister just happy conti has ordered all but the most essential businesses to close until april the 3rd he's described the situation as italy's most difficult crisis since the 2nd world war. we are slowing down the productive engine of the country but we won't stop it it's not an ea

. >>> from italy tonight, the toll worsening. a brother posting a heartbreaking video inside a home. his sister losing her battle. teams arriving behind him, days after he started begging for help. authorities now say italy is still two weeks from its peak. >>> and president trump and this image tonight. a brazilian official, to the far right, just days ago at mar-a-lago, standing beside the president. that official has now tested positive for coronavirus. the president is asked, will he be tested? >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and it was a another day of fast-moving developments in this coronavirus emergency and we will carefully get through it all right here with you tonight. we're going to begin with the states of emergency across this country, and now here in new york city, a state of emergency declared, as well. tonight, more than 1,300 people sickened in the u.s. at least 39 have died in this country. at least 45 states now and the district of columbia reporting cases. additio

this is deja vu news live from berlin as italy tightens its coronavirus controls other countries are sending their support to russia dispatches doctors and medical equipment to help italy to battle the world's deadliest corona virus outbreak also coming up german authorities banned gatherings of more than 2 people that means restaurants are also order to close it comes after germans were warned to stay indoors over the weekend to avoid stricter coronavirus controls. i'm calm aspen thanks for joining us while authorities around the world take ever more drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus the number of cases globally has nearly doubled in the past week the current tally by johns hopkins university in the united states counts more than 300000 infections worldwide with that over 13000 deaths after all the cases of covert 19 are in europe lockdown measures are in place in the 35 countries with every 7th person now confined to their homes. while italy is straining to combat cope at 19 but nearly 40 percent of the world's total recorded deaths officials there repo

it's important to remember that italy, and our hearts go out to italy, they we re and our hearts go out to italy, they were the first country in europe to ban flights from china, and they also look to airport screening, and as you can see, this is not cause—and—effect but that has not beena cause—and—effect but that has not been a reason to slow down the epidemic in that country. just pick up epidemic in that country. just pick up on the key young's question, other governments across europe are taking more drastic steps now, are you suggesting that is due to political pressure rather than scientific advice, and are you sure that you should not be doing the same thing? and a question to all of you, is it still meaningful to say we are in the contain phase when the virus is not been contained and it is spreading within the uk? the best a nswer to is spreading within the uk? the best answer to that is just that the phenomenon, the epidemiology, may be different from one country to the next, and it's very important that we in the uk are guided by the best and latest advice, that's w

italy takes a turn for the worse. there's now growing concern about the rising number of infections in the south of the country. south africans stock—up ahead of a three—week nationwide lockdown, as the government tries to get ahead of the virus. britain applauds its healthcare staff — to give thanks for their tireless work as they try to save lives. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are now more confirmed cases of covid—19 in the united states than in any other country in the world. according to the latest figures from johns hopkins university, the us now hasjust over 83,00 cases, overtaking both china, and italy. the news comes as the total number of confirmed cases around the world has now passed half a million. in terms of lives lost, countries in europe continue to be worst affected, with more than 700 deaths in italy in the last 2a hours, bringing the total to more than 8,200. there was a jump in deaths in spain too. and as the us economy goes into lockdown, the number of americans filing for unemploy

is italy's most populous region with 10000000 inhabitants its capital milan is italy is financial heart it attracts professionals and students from around the world and from all parts of italy this is where the coronavirus has hit the hardest leaving hospitals unable to cope with a growing number of cases italian authorities say the drastic measures to curb the outbreak could not wait any longer. and for the other northern regions that i have listed. there will be a ban for everybody to move in or out of these territories and also within the same territory. exceptions will be allowed only for proven professional needs special cases and for health issues. as the regions affected prepared to implement the decree norden italians get ready to see their lifestyle change drastically at least for a few weeks those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines businesses are also growing more and more concerned among others the virus is already taking a toll on italy stores insect easter one of the peak times is about a month away and reports are that as many as 90 percent of

milan italy's vibrant financial heart turned into a ghost town lumber d. is the country's most populous region it's also where the corona virus has hit the hardest putting hospitals under strain and the government under increasing pressure to take a drastic measure as early part of the. body and the other northern provinces that i have listed people will be banned from entering or leaving these territories or travelling within the territories. and. just removing exceptions will only be allowed for proven professional needs. exceptional cases and for medical reasons we saluted. the decree doesn't only restrict travel people in lockdown zones are also advised to cut down on social activities and stay home as much as possible. and restaurants in the lockdown area must close by 6 pm schools cinemas museums and gyms are closed nationwide those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines news of the imminent quarantine set off a last minute rush to beat the clock in line and in other cities people raised to train stations trying to get out be

italy takes a turn for the worse. there is now growing concern about the rising number of infections in the south of the country. south africans stock up ahead of a three—week nationwide lockdown, as the government tries to get ahead of the virus. applause britain applauds its healthcare staff, to give thanks for their tireless work as they try to save lives. hello and welcome to bbc world news. there are now more confirmed cases of covid—19 in the united states than in any other country in the world. according to the latest figures from johns hopkins university, the us now hasjust over 82,400 cases, overtaking both china, with around 81,700 cases, and italy, with nearly 80,600. the news comes as the total number of confirmed cases around the world has now passed 500,000. in terms of lives lost, countries in europe continue to be worst affected, with more than 700 deaths in italy in the last 2a hours, bringing the total to more than 8,200. there was a jump in deaths in spain, too. and, as the us economy goes into

well on a reporting from milan italy thank you thank you. now to some breaking news coming in german federal and state authorities have decided to ban gatherings of more than 2 people to slow the spread of the coronavirus the measure was agreed in a conference call between chancellor angela merkel and state ministers restaurants will also be closed as well as hairdressing salon the measures will be enforced throughout germany previous restrictions to curb the spread of the virus had been largely implemented by states or municipalities germany has almost 24000 confirmed cold and 1000 cases over 90 people have died from the disease merkel is scheduled to address the nation shortly. and for more on the wider implications for germany let's bring in d.w. political correspondent and manual shaz manual contact by phone in germany what exactly does that mean. yes indeed to german federal state and agreed to is the state premiers assisting the state premiers during that phone conversation between idol america and the state attorney or to internet and