in madrid spain thank you so much for joining us. on friday italy set another record for the most deaths from corona virus in a single day nearly a 1000 people died bringing the overall death toll to over 9000 that's the highest number of fatalities for any country health officials say the worst may be yet to come as italy markets deadliest day of the pandemic pope francis held a special service in rome to pray for and to the suffering and historic 1st he performed the et orbi blessing to a completely empty st peter's square when it comes to social distancing the pope is leading by example just a few scattered visit to the point of prayer service from a far it's think peter's square he compares the pandemic to storm to to sit almost the entire globe. for weeks now it has been evening thick darkness has gathered over our squares our streets and our cities we feel it in the air we notice in people's gestures their glances give them away we find ourselves afraid and last. i feel that the pope himself likely shares 5 cases of coverage 19

spain is racing to finish construction of temporary hospitals including transforming madrid's largest exhibition center to provide over 5000 additional beds the country's lockdown is having some unintended repercussions hospitalized coronavirus patients have been forced to leave their pets at home and the restrictions on movement means friends and relatives have been unable to retrieve the abandoned pets so these volunteers in madrid have been rescuing the animals looking after them until they can eventually be reunited hopefully with their recovered owners. correspondent jamie for a lot of cases in madrid spain has been in lockdown for a week still the numbers keep rising is there room for all foreign teams to step up nations. well the government has said the measures that they have put in place are actually one of the most restrictive measures in europe and they have. any father measures but an increasing number of voices are demanding a told to lock down like italy has just adopted. where only basic services will be running so my experts say the system may collapse in. less than 4

in madrid thank you. in gaza have confirmed the 1st cases of coronavirus in the palestinian territory the health ministry says 2 infected palestinian citizens have returned from pakistan wedding than using gaza has been closed and large gatherings banned the prime minister has ordered a 14 day lockdown the arrival of the virus raises fears for one of the world's most impoverished populations movement in and out of the territories restricted by israel and egypt and health care offerings remain the limit. here in germany reporting germany is reporting an increase of nearly 2000 cases of the coronavirus in 24 hours government leaders are set to discuss tougher measures to restrict residents on sunday and nationwide blocked and could be announced but here in the german capital berlin there are mixed views on what the country should do next. in berlin's park's spring maybe in the year but most likely also particles of the coronavirus still some left their homes to catch a bit of fresh air exercise and enjoy so

in madrid stay safe. thank you. the latest death toll is even higher than spain's nearly 1000 people died in a single day bringing the overall death toll to over 9000 that's the highest number of fatalities for any country health officials say the worst may be yet to come as italy marked its deadliest day so far in the pandemic pope francis held a special service to pray for an end to the ring and a historic 1st he performed the. blessing to a completely empty st peter's square when it comes to social distancing. just a few scattered visitors full of prayer service from a far it's think peter's square he compares to. the entire globe. weeks now it has been evening thick darkness has gathered over our squares our streets and our cities we feel it in the air we notice in people's gestures their glances give them away we find ourselves afraid and lost. f.e.u. the pope himself likely shares 5 cases of coverage 19 have been diagnosed and prophetic and so far one of them reportedly inside the papal residency. we are on th

here especially madrid the latest figures they just think. this might. seem what's the picture like and italy it's been nearly a week now since the country came under a nationwide quarantine how have people adapted to these restrictions. while you have people just fucking down staying at whole families parents and children trying to work out the situation or what it's like to stay indoors this definitely at the crease use of technology children getting their schoolwork on my parents' house working and working from home it's also a sense of solidarity that we're all in this together we're all in the same boat so you have these flash mobs happening where people are going out to the a fellow can see the windows there at certain times of the day singing songs to support the bill curry job or applauding the health care workers that are really at this front line in this battle to troll the spread of the county did to deal with the people that are suffering from this should obviously people are also very concerned about the impact of this activity at the on the

at this field hospital in madrid 34 year old grass yellow alone so is going home. one of the local the guy who was 19 and i was in this hospital for the last 4 days . and i have to say that in the beginning i had a really bad time because they had that feeling of not being able to breathe. but things to all the support i received here all the measures that they've taken it wasn't so hard. no medicine that will go for a long so the ordeal is over but for spain the path to recovery is still uncertain . now to some of the stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump has signed the largest stimulus package in modern u.s. history the deal will now 2 trillion dollars to be brushed to states and businesses that are struggling to make the crisis the bill was so send a direct payments to tens of millions of americans. china has scaled back its restrictions on the original epicenter of the pandemic the city of han has now partially reopened after more than 2 months of near total isolation people are now allowed to return to han but no one is yet allowed t

madrid has turned into a ghost town instead of the usual traffic jams motorists have an easy drive through the capital the regional government has ordered the closure of bars and retail establishment only pharmacies grocery stores and newsstands can remain open many residents have fled the city to go to the countryside or the coast those still in madrid are trying to get by as best as they can. no steam we put up with but i'm not so worried but i'm still thinking about the situation now we have to be brave and stick together. been emotionally it's time to show that we are a civilized country and comply with health regulations the most conservative going see and this gradually everyone is realizing that this virus spreads extremely fast . year several regions have already introduced strict measures authorities in catalonia sealed off for communities on thursday after the number of infections suddenly surged now the entire country is set to follow suit. well as we just heard spain is expected to announce a lockdown affecting the entire nation and for more let's bring in developing a correspo

new cases are not only in madrid about there are also a lot of cases in other regions of the country now and another reason is that they have been room us for sunday snow that they could come lock down of the entire city of night it and already schools and universities has been closing in much of it so a lot of people in my village have started to leave the country and have started to go home or started to go to to other regions so there's the sia that they are taking the virus with them. now did these new restrictions also affect forests who are still in spain. so there's a lot of uncertainty around the tourists still what we know is that most tourists have left the city and most of us cities and spain on the right and a lot of other tourists have canceled it so there are not so many tourists left in the country those ones that are left from my from my point of view and from what i can see on the streets they are still quite relaxed but of course there's a lot of uncertainty and because a lot of airlines have also started to choke and so they have connections already in the morning

well i'm here in madrid and madrid is going to look like a small village in a remote area midnight there are very very few people in the streets the traffic is mostly public transport who's still allowed to circulate. those cyclists behind me they are food deliveries they are also allowed to follow their work but that's all the rest has to stay at home and police is getting quite straight to ask people to leave the streets i was told so as well as some minutes ago so yes. the military is also coming into force they will soldiers will help police to clean the streets from people but also disinfecting some hotspots lisa let's turn to you now strict lockdown measures in france as well how are people responding in paris absolutely i've been talking to people here in the streets and some people have been telling me and my friends well i've been telling me you know we understand the measures we really need to be careful to make sure that sees doesn't spread as fast as somewhere else like in italy however when you look around here in the streets of paris there are lots of people walking around

tonight's spanish nightmare is it new york's tomorrow now the parallels are frightening the difference madrid is asking nato for help washington is sending help in the form of a check a 2 trillion dollars check i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. the current status we still have the trajectory going up. right now what we're looking at is about 140000 cases coming into the hospitals to the hospital capacities 53000 beds that's a problem ventilators ventilators ventilators. we need 30. we have in the existing hospital system for town frankly. also coming up the pandemic and the world's biggest walk down 1300000000 people staying at home in india if these 21 days or not managed properly in the country and you'll family will be sent back by 21 years. but our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the u.s. response to the coronavirus pandemic a cure of money and medicine some say the politics of profits versus people today the white house and congress agreed on a stimulus bill a 2 trillion dollars set of. crutches for an economy that has

riyad us career began in 2008 with a large solo photography exhibition in the rain as sophia in madrid since then he's carried out like projections in numerous public spaces and festivals. in his installations are more than simple entertainment for him. one sometimes i feel the sort of reverberation which goes beyond our daily perception and beyond how we normally experience nature say more throughout the us then there's not a lot those moments are precious and very fulfilling for me is. beneficial to even go so far as to say i live for these kinds of experiences. bebo boy said the bowl experience is. elemental tranquil and any magic that's how the artist experiences unspoiled nature he tries to make this sensation visible in his projections and takes large scale photos of the results. and enough. at 1st glance the viewer sees these 2 crosses at 2 deaths as those good things but they are actually part of a cube the corners of which i've removed. as he'll. but there's a shadow of that cube in the viewer's mind. and in a similar way there's an enterprise between the projected form and na

spain is racing to finish construction of temporary hospitals including transforming madrid's largest exhibition center to provide over 5000 additional beds the country's lockdown is having some unintended repercussions hospitalized coronavirus patients have been forced to leave their pets at home and the restrictions on movement means friends and relatives have been unable to retrieve the abandoned pets so these volunteers in madrid have been rescuing the animals looking after them until they can eventually be reunited hopefully with their recovered onus. the impacts of this crisis are intensifying across the globe the raging pandemic has forced lockdowns in 35 countries with nearly 1000000000 people now confined to their homes people in india have been asked to remain indoors on sunday for a nationwide 14 hour curfew aimed at controlling the spread of the virus palestinian authorities have announced the 1st 2 cases of the coronavirus in gaza the discovery prompted fears of a potential outbreak in the crowded on klav meanwhile the chinese city of will hand where the global pandemic w

spain is racing to finish construction of temporary hospitals including transforming madrid's largest exhibition center to provide over $5000.00 additional beds. the country's lockdown is having some unintended repercussions. hospitalized coronavirus patients have been forced to leave their pets at home and the restrictions on movement means friends and relatives have been unable to retrieve the abandoned pets so these volunteers in madrid have been rescuing the animals looking after them until they can eventually be reunited hopefully with their recovery is only is tens of millions have gone into lockdown in india as the country held a voluntary one day curfew for transport came to a standstill and shops and banks closed the doors for a 14 hour shutdown the measures were aimed at testing india's ability to fight the pandemic health experts say the virus is spreading is quickly there as in other countries that while sunday's nationwide curfew was billed as a test several indian states have started implementing real restrictions including delhi the w.'s as well centers this update from

spain is racing to finish construction of temporary hospitals including transforming madrid's largest exhibition center to provide over $5000.00 additional beds. the country's lockdown is having some unintended repercussions. hospitalized coronavirus patients have been forced to leave their pets at home and the restrictions on movement means friends and relatives have been unable to retrieve the abandoned pets so these volunteers in madrid have been rescuing the animals looking after them until they can eventually be reunited hopefully with their recovery its own is tens of millions have gone into lockdown in india as the authorities imposed a one day nationwide curfew public transport has come to a standstill and shops and banks of closer doors for the 14 hour shutdown the measure is aimed at testing this of consonance ability to fight the pandemic health experts say the virus is spreading as quickly in india as in other countries which later saw huge increases. well for more on this let's cross to delhi where de w.'s as well is following the story for us and he said there were stric

at this field hospital in madrid 34 year old. well one of them locally i have a home with 19 and i was in the hospital for the last 4 days. i have to say that in the beginning i had a really bad time because i had that feeling of not being able to breathe. but thanks to all the support i received here all the measures that they've taken it wasn't so hard. no medicine that oh i don't for a long so the ordeal is over but for spain the path to recovery is still uncertain . lieut. more and more countries are in lockdown and for one vulnerable groups of victims of domestic abuse it means their personal safety is being put at greater risk they now have no escape from their tormentors and figures are showing an increase in reports of violence in numerous countries to discuss this further we're joined by d w reporter pablo foley ileus public good to have you with us here this is a global problem what are the figures showing well the figures are really quite shocking and in many respects aren't coming as much of a surprise to activists be

we are expecting around 3000 madrid fans, or that is how many they thought would travel. we have seen a fair few, not as busy as i would have expected, so a little while to go until kick—off. the bizarre situation is that la liga is behind closed doors so atletico madrid fans cannot go and see their tea m madrid fans cannot go and see their team play at home but they can fly across europe and watch them here at anfield. the liverpool advices for fa ns to anfield. the liverpool advices for fans to practice good hygiene, no handshakes before the match. none of the mascots will be holding hands with the players and all those kinds of things. what is interesting is that liverpool fans congregate from all over the world as well so it is not just atletico madrid, all over the world as well so it is notjust atletico madrid, they all over the world as well so it is not just atletico madrid, they are flying in from scandinavia or ireland, and we caught up with a few fa ns ireland, and we caught up with a few fans earlier on. you may be able to hear from them now. if you don't ge

straining poses almost a total lockdown telling residents to remain inside their homes live update from madrid. i'm sure welcome to the program. markets around the world up are getting the week with heavy losses germany's benchmark dax fell 10 percent dipping below the 9000 point mark the 1st time since that 26th thing on wall street they coronavirus continues to dash traders hopes of a turnaround. from the start of coding in new york the bell seemed to be telling for stock prices this was the scene on the big board just a few seconds later. the dow jones sat down an enormous 9.71 percent although it has since it cut slightly trading on the ass and p. $500.00 was suspended after a 9 percent fall. straight to new york that where we join t.w. financial correspondent a yes quarter welcome a yes on the floor there well i just came back from europe last week thursday i've been to switzerland and germany actually and so there is a new policy from the new york stock exchange if you travel that you're not allowed to come back in for the next 2 weeks so i have to be unselfish karen jean for 2 weeks now

you especially madrid the latest figures they just think of. this by. italy has more active coronavirus cases than any other country in the world now that a majority of affected people in china have recovered on sunday 368 new coronal related deaths were reported in italy bringing the total to $1809.00 that's an increase of 25 percent compared to saturday the number of new infections also continues to rise rapidly in italy the total number of infected people is now nearly 25000 despite widespread efforts to control the spread of the virus. spring in rome sunny and 20 degrees celsius many romans are eager to go outside for some fresh air but parks are closed and police are keeping an eye on the streets they've registered 20000 violations in recent days the country has been under quarantine for almost a week. but rather be punished than have my dog urinate in my apartment. no i'm not afraid i've seen how people of being very careful and a very aware of their surroundings. i always wear gloves and pay attention and when i go to my elderly mother i take a s

demonstrators have been holding rallies around the world to mark international women's day in madrid thousands marched against gender inequality and exploitation in pakistan some conservative groups tried to disrupt a rally by throwing shoes and stones in the capital islamabad but police prevented them from breaking through accord. staying in pakistan as we continue our women's day coverage conservative groups in the islamic republic believe women should be kept veiled and in their homes but younger generations are challenging these attitudes and creating space for girls to thrive. a brave act in an ultra conservative society here in the neighborhood of karate females aren't supposed to do such things going out in public is considered taboo cycling brings mobility and independence to women and girls and is often met with hostility. no miss when we started to learn to cycle we face lots of problems we had to listen to ugly comments people even threw stones a toss up but gradually we've become more confident and move. for would now people consider us as cyclists and it's become more no

demonstrators have been holding rallies around the world to mark international women's day in madrid thousands marched against gender inequality and exploitation and pocket sun some conservative groups tried to disrupt a rally by throwing shoes and stones in the capital islamabad but police prevented them from breaking through a cordon. as we continue to market international women's day our next report comes from northern syria the region has seen fierce fighting between syrian troops and rebels backed by turkey the women living in this war zone face a daily challenge to ensure they and their children get through the day alive. my mouth paul stories heavily on her home in eastern guta was destroyed in fighting between syrian government forces and rebels her husband was killed in the war but she's not ready to give up no she works as a paramedic in a religious near the border with turkey. there is no life if we do not adapt we will feel depressed and mental health will deteriorate sometimes i'm tired sometimes i'm depressed but then i remember the old times we want to keep moving forw

hospital staff in madrid don't need to see the statistics to know spain does not yet have a handle on the epidemic. deadly week for the country 2nd. only to italy. doctors and nurses overwhelmed amnesty international reports that over 9000 spanish health service workers have become infected with the virus more than in any other country . even healthy. they return home careful not to spread the disease to their families. having a hard time you feel very lonely and then you go again you remember all the images you saw during the day and you keep thinking and thinking and you can't rest. with the images in your head of everything you see here it's very difficult to disconnect it's impossible. to step up is not in vain thousands have recovered because of their efforts. at this field hospital in the dritte 34 year old alone so is going home. one of the local. who was 19 and i was in this hospital for the last 4 days. and i have to say that in the beginning i had a really bad time because they had that feeling of not being able to breathe. but things to all the support i received here all t

you especially in madrid for the latest figures they just think. this by. let's get you up to speed now on the latest coronavirus developments elsewhere. at least 2 inmates have been killed in prison riots in jordan the violence broke out after family visits were banned for 2 weeks as part of efforts to tackle the coronavirus jordan has closed its borders and is banning all flights from tuesday on. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is corruption trial has been postponed for 2 months due to the coronavirus and demick charges against the 70 year old include bribery fraud and breach of trust netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing if found guilty he could face several years in prison. italy has more active corona virus cases than any other country in the world now that a majority of infected people in china have recovered on sunday 368 new corona related deaths were reported in italy bringing the total to $1809.00 that's an increase of 25 percent compared to saturday the number of new infections also continues to rise rapidly the total number of infected p

remain open many residents have fled the city to go to the countryside or the coast those still in madrid are trying to get by as best as they can. i'm not so worried but i'm still thinking about the situation now we have to be brave and stick together for the film in most cases time to show that we are a civilized country and comply with health regulations the most conservative going see and this gradually everyone is realizing that this mara spreads extremely fast . year several regions have already introduced strict measures authorities in catalonia sealed off for communities on thursday after the number of infections suddenly surged now the entire country is set to follow suit. all right let's get you up to speed now on the latest coronavirus developments elsewhere u.s. president donald trump says a coronavirus travel ban placed on $26.00 european countries will now be expanded to include the u.k. and ireland the president. added that he himself has been tested for the virus and is waiting for the results but he said his temperature was quote totally normal. denmark has reported its 1

become so desperate that patients who don't require urgent care are being treated in their cars in madrid medical staff are running on empty we're tired dr christina bell yo has come out of retirement to assist on the frontlines and they would leave me feel good to make yourself useful this way you feel your helping society and being of service to your colleagues and to the hospitals as. the court i would have. up until now each region has been making its own decisions about what to do in the crisis. catalonia put 4 towns on lockdown and other regions have already shut schools restaurants and other public venues but now the central government has stepped in and made it clear that from now on the directives will be coming from madrid. the measures we're taking are drastic and unfortunately they will have consequences. this means the government could step in to ration foods or even to seize goods. spaniards are no longer permitted to leave their homes except to go to work buy groceries or seek medical help. with a few exceptions people are behaving pretty sensibly most people are avoiding g

the bbc‘s guy hedgecoe is in madrid. here in the madrid region we are seeing around 40% of all cases. the puts a large motor pressure on the level health care services. the government has tried to take measures to alleviate that notjust here in madrid but also across the country, for example by nationalising private hospitals. it does seem to be a big problem here in madrid in particular. for the first time, china has reported no new home—grown cases of the coronavirus. that includes wuhan, the city where the outbreak began, which has been on lockdown for nearly two months. the quarantine rules have been relaxed slightly in wuhan, it is still designated a high risk area, but people are now being allowed to walk around their compounds and exercise outdoors. chinese media claiming if no new cases are reported for 14 consecutive days — the restrictions could be reduced further. sinapore, south korea and japan are having some success battling the virus at home, which is of course good news. but a growing concern in asia

remain open many residents have fled the city to go to the countryside or the coast those still in madrid are trying to get by as best as they can. i'm not so worried but i'm still thinking about the situation now we have to be brave and stick together. they know mostly it's time to show that we are a civilized country and comply with health regulations. there's gradually everyone is realizing that this virus spreads extremely fast. several regions have already introduced strict measures authorities in catalonia sealed off for communities on thursday after the number of infections suddenly surged now the entire country is set to follow suit. well authorities here in germany have announced a series of measures to minimize damage from the corona virus outbreak including the closure of schools and suspending the country's top flight football league growing numbers of people are stockpiling food and goods as well like disinfectant and toilet paper almost 4000 people have been infected in germany so far and the death toll is now at 8 the government is calling on people to avoid social contacts

at this field hospital in madrid 34 year old grass yellow lawn so is going home. with 19 and i was in this hospital for the last 4 days. i have to say that in the beginning i had a really bad time because i had that feeling of not being able to breathe. things to all the support i received here all the measures that they've taken it wasn't so hard. for a long so the ordeal is over but for spain the path to recovery is still uncertain . time to take a look now at more of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic italy's death toll from has climbed to past 10000 with 889 new reported deaths the 2nd highest telly. more than 30000 people have not died from the virus but the global number of infections exceeding 650000 german chancellor angela merkel has asked the public for patience saying restrictions on public life in germany will continue for at least 3 more weeks the chinese city has meanwhile has partially opened after more than 2 months of almost total isolation people are now allowed to return to the city but now want to see it allowed to leave. all

at this field hospital in madrid 34 year old. is going home. one of the local. cope with 19 and i was in this hospital for the last 4 days. i have to say that in the beginning i had a really bad time because i had that feeling of not being able to breathe. thanks to all the support i received here all the measures that they've taken it wasn't so hard. no medicine that will go for a long the ordeal is over but for spain the path to recovery is still uncertain. take a look now at the latest developments in the. british prime minister. johnson has become the 1st head of state to test positive for covert 19 johnson is self isolating zimbabwe has announced a 3 week total lockdown that will start on monday brazil is stopping all foreigners without residency permission from flying into the country that ban will also go into effect on monday and fears of a 2nd wave now in south korea the country reporting 146 new coronavirus cases that's the highest number in a week. u.s. president donald trump assigned a 2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill into law following its

i'm joined by our correspondent in madrid. good to hahave you on ththe sho. what more do we know about the situation in spain's nunursing hohos tonight?t? reporter: well, the situation in nursing homes is d dramatically- it has been like this for several -- a week. it is true that those bodies that may have been found in the residences, these old residences of retired people, might have been people that cannot be moved because you really need special equipment, a and not everybodydn do t that job. sosotimes thatat is very alarmi, that it shouldn't be like that. it is true that the government now has already -- has already 640,000 rapid tests, and they are going to be delivered to the health workers and to the elderly, to those homes of retiredment homes -- retirememet homes, to o test all thesese patients that t are very vulnerable, t to identify those thatat are actually infectedd ad they can be properlyly isolatete the situauationt hospipitals, ty are overwhelmed with patients. it is true that now a field hospital in madrid with 5000-bed capacity has been p

these spanish travelers at madrid airport are some of the last europeans to be allowed into the u.s. . but if the u.s. have to take those measures let them take them we need to be prudent to careful but there's no need to get desperate for i mean not a thought but it affects me because i work in the u.s. i had to change my ticket and bring the trip forward because if not i would have found a border closed the new u.s. rules mark a sudden escalation and trump's response to the virus and they seem to catch u.s. allies and the markets off guard as well as making political waves there will be a huge blow to travelers and to airlines operating routes across the atlantic the tourism industry has already been hit hard by the virus as governments tighten restrictions and travelers think twice about whether to go on vacation in these uncertain times are trying to travel ban cut a lot of people by surprise here in europe let's go over to correspondent baron de rigueur she's standing by for us in brussels hi behrendt e.u. leaders have been holding an emergency meeting to discuss this decision f

from milan to madrid and beyond, they are producing miracles every single day. but as we have seen, both there and elsewhere, the scale of the outbreak is stretching them to the breaking point. they urgently need equipment, the right equipment. they need the right amount of it and they need it right now. but instead of that, what we saw was crucial equipment stuck in bottlenecks at borders for days. ... why we joined, launched several joint procurement with member states for testing kits, ventilators and protective equipment. 25 member states joined the letter, and good news. since tuesday we know that their demands or masks, gloves, goggles, faces shields can be matched by the producers. the first delivery should start in the coming weeks and because knowledge saves lives in the pandemic, we set up a european team of scientists, experts to up us come up with coordinated measures that we all can follow. i personally share these discussions twice a week. doing so has only deepened my conviction that we will need to draw on all that makes us strong to get through

damian grammaticas, bbc news, madrid. elsewhere in europe, germany is the latest country to announce new restrictions. there will be checks at its borders with austria, france, switzerland, denmark and luxembourg. 0ur correspondentjenny hill has the latest from berlin. we just had the latest official figures released here, they show the nearly 5000 people have now tested positive for the virus and 12 people have died. you heard a little bit about the controls on some of the german border and there are some exemptions but i am large, unless you've got a good reason for travelling in and out of the country, you won't be able to as of 8:00 tomorrow morning. the exemptions of course include people bringing goods in and out of the country, people who can prove they are commuting for work purposes, but as you heard the interior minister saying, there is a sense as well from the government that they know the real crisis has yet to come and i think we are starting to see more and more measures being put into place as a result. it

many residents have fled the city to go to the countryside or the coast those still in madrid are trying to get by as best as they can. pick up on that so worried but i'm still thinking about the situation now we have to be brave and stick together. and in most cases time to show that we are a civilized country and comply with health regulations that are going see and this gradually everyone is realizing that this virus spreads extremely fast. here several regions have already introduced strict measures authorities in catalonia sealed off for communities on thursday after the number of infections suddenly searched the entire country is set to follow suit. let's get you up to speed now on the latest krone virus developments elsewhere australia will impose a 14 day self isolation on all international passenger arrivals from midnight on. midnight on sunday to try to contain the spread of the corona virus prime minister scott morrison also said the country will ban cruise ships from foreign ports for an initial 30 days. health officials in mexico have registered a rise in the number of confi

of the jump in the number of deaths in infections in the last 24 hours we'll have a live report from madrid. clubs all rommany what you want is there a life my headquarters here in doha also coming up fronts begins evacuating coronavirus patients on high speed trains to relieve regions struggling to cope. no member state can handle this crisis on their own the head of the european commission calls for unity with the continent now at the epicenter of the pandemic . and the worst humanitarian crisis the u.n. calls for an immediate truce in yemen 5 years after a saudi led coalition the start of the war. but into the program we begin in spain where the number of deaths and cases taken another big jump in the past 24 hours figures just really show 655 people have died and nearly 9000 have tested positive across spain more than 56000 people and our infected bodies of the dead and are being taken to a temporary morgue set up in a converted ice rink in madrid spain is health care system is feeling the strain it's running short of beds space and equipment is appealing for help from an intergovernmen

damian grammaticas, bbc news, madrid. meanwhile, here in the uk, frontline medics have told the bbc about their concerns over a lack of personal protection as they fight coronavirus. the british medical association says there's growing evidence that thousands of doctors are still not getting the equipment they need to treat patients with coronavirus, but the government says 15 million masks have been delivered to nhs trusts across the country since monday. speaking at his daily news conference, the prime minister, borisjohnson, had this message. i want to thank everyone who has been doing the clear rules we set out on monday and i want to thank everyone in the nhs, the frontline of the fight against coronavirus and of the fight against coronavirus and of course all our public services. 0ur teachers and school staff, the transport workers, police officers, eve ryo ne transport workers, police officers, everyone is keeping this country going. but i also want to offer a special thank you to everyone who has now volunteered t

you've not been going outside i hope here in madrid police drones with loudspeakers are telling us to stay home and. when they tell you to stay inside that's what you have to do you can't go around spreading the virus your 14 year old paul is working studiously through her school exercises but it isn't always easy without the teacher. down in the demo so do all the exercises but sometimes you don't understand them you can ask your parents but they might not remember so they're not much help either and. madrid a city known for its bustling streets and vibrant atmosphere has fallen eerily quiet never in the history of spanish democracy have such drastic measures been taken according to the government. only those shopping for essential of heading to work or visiting a doctor or pharmacy are allowed out on the streets some rule breakers are treated leniently by police others are threatened with fines. for the orchy thoughts family the curfew brings its own difficulties but they're determined to comply as much as possible jaco is their biggest worry for any leopard or puppies aren't exactl

half empty food markets in madrid boss restaurants and shops shut down and people told to stay at home and a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus spain is the 2nd hardest hit country in europe after its elite the spanish government has declared. 2 weeks state of emergency and announced increased measures to control the covert 19 outbreak famous tourist sites like barcelona as landmarks like rather familiar have been closed off elsewhere it's early remains under a nationwide lockdown and the effects of social distancing are plain to see rome's piazza del popolo the people square all but deserted empty canals also in venice normally overrun by tourists the streets of venice and now being decontaminated. france has also ordered closures of cultural and tourist attractions both the eiffel tower and the louvre museum are closed to the public but for the city's few remaining tourists at least one typical parisienne attraction remains open. the moulin rouge was open for business friday night before to closing its doors. nobody said you know if he does it we know that from monday schools will