One spirit too many initially gave only from the response. To a new commission chief slams Member States for not showing solidarity as the coronavirus moves through the continent. Down to berlin Basketball Club terms of mentor film studio pro athletes are keeping kids active during unself isolation. And the only phenomenon welcome the United States now has more registered cases of covert 19 than any other country surpassing even china 85000 people in the u. S. Have contracted the virus and more than a thousands have have died a crisis has hit the American Economy heart fueling record searched. In unemployment. Meanwhile the countrys largest city new york is struggling to cope. These are desperate days in new york with more than 3 and a half 1000 new cases in the last day alone medical facilities a critically overstretched a long line of worried people wait outside this hospital in the borough of queens just to be tested for the virus. Almost any scenario that is realistic will overwhelm the capacity of the Current Health care system. Thats why the authorities a trusted glee stepping up their response this hospital in manhattan is setting up a makeshift morgue getting ready for a wave of deaths or more thats creepy tripping. On a temporary mark. If it is awful its awful im scared to be here to. Be where i am as. Determined President Donald Trump insists the battle will be won we are waging war in this virus using every financial scientific medical pharmaceutical and military research to halt its spread and protect our citizens i know that we will achieve victory and quickly return to the path of Exceptional Health safety and presbyterian for all of our citizens other emergency measures include this 1000 bed Us Navy Hospital ship due to arrive in new york harbor on monday to ease the pressure on the citys own hospitals. Normally packed times square is now eerily deserted with no tourists in town and deal kids heeding a government ban on working and socializing in public. A city already in fear knows that the was is still to come. During his Daily Briefing on thursday u. S. President donald trump against chest the need to relax guidelines on social distancing and get america back to work he has a reaction from washington correspondent stephanie months you get a different President Trump every day there was a somber very. Almost pessimistic trump a few days ago and now everything seems to be on the trajectory of hunky dorey for the president encouraging the thought or at least the idea that in not too long. Not too many days hes able to this kind of surgically decides what counties or what states could loosen their their measures in terms of social distancing or shutting down businesses and with that the economy well i have to tell you this is the deadliest day in the u. S. So far with 247 dead right now as well as you mentioned 80000 cases now more 82000 cases almost more than china spain italy this is 10 fold 10 fold the number we had last week last week this same time 8800 cases now 80000 and something cases so i have no idea nobody has an idea why the president thinks its a good idea to actually float the idea that. Any easement off of the measures which the feds and the states have taken here would be. In place. Came to Unemployment Benefits in the u. S. Rocketed by more than 3000000 last week from just over a quarter of a 1000007 days before its the highest ever jump in a single week the hardest hit sector was services reflecting the closure of businesses such as restaurants and bars economists expect a number claiming and Employment Benefits to rise further while much of the United States remains in lockdown. The European Parliament in brussels is debating special measures to kushan the Economic Impact of the pandemic and e. U. Leaders have been meeting Via Video Conference to discuss steps to mitigate the crisis but in a speech to lawmakers year paean Commission President funday line expressed her dismay at Member States lack of solidarity including decisions to close borders when europe really needed an all for one spirit too many initially gave only from me response and when europe really needed to prove that this is not only a fear whether union too many initially refused to share their umbrella but it was not long before some felt the consequences of their own uncooled the need to take action a successful European Response can only be coordinated if our internal market and our showing of the area work of the way it should a crisis without borders cannot be resolved by putting barriers between us to be a corresponding matters is following todays developments for us in brussels a pretty strong condemnation there by the european Commission President where exactly does she see that lack of solidarity. Ok unfortunately there is no like a fake samples here when you when you look for that lack of solidarity just of to give 2 examples one is the closing of mutual borders something that happened in poland causing huge traffic jams another example is limiting exports of mosques desperately needed for instance in italy at the end of the day they didnt come from europe but they came from china and that is why it was enough on a line the head of the European Commission has said again and again coordination is key here and that is also why she started the the idea of creating a stockpile of protective gear in europe strengthening the xstrata borders closing the extra on the borders so that no internal borders need to be closed so e. U. Leaders had one seems like a very difficult Video Conference on the crisis what came out of that the had of the European Council shall we shall call it a Strong Political debate in other words a proper and serious route over the right response the right and adequate economic response to the corona crisis you have countries in the south of europe particularly spain and italy who would like to see socalled corona bonds mutual eyes at debt in europe something that germany austria and the netherlands reject clearly at the moment on the other hand there is the more likely measures like tapping into the fund the european stability mechanism the 400000000000 euro fund that is also disputed because the netherlands for instance say this is only a last resort while its only says its too little too late so at the end of the day the leaders opted for the minimum common denominator they were buying more time today and the decision is now that the finance ministers have to come back in 2 weeks with proposals how to address this crisis economically and adequately. In brussels thank you and here are some more of the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic 3 months into the outbreak and the total number of confirmed cases globally has passed half a 1000000 while the death toll reached 24000 francis virus death toll is continuing to climb fast increasing 27 percent in one day the country has reported the 5th highest number of deaths from the virus worldwide German Company bosch says its developed a coronavirus test that can deliver results within 2 and a half hours it is designed for use at medical facilities such as hospitals and doctors surgeries. The coronavirus poses an acute danger to the thousands of People Living in greeces overcrowded migrant camps unless bus and other greek islands tens of thousands of refugees are packed together and filthy conditions with Little Health care an outbreak of the grown a virus could be devastating. Lesbo suffuse days ago migrants so face masks offering protection to others in the camps here as well as new arrivals now that the island is in lockdown. Built a house 3020000 people live in this camp now its cut off from the outside world. Sees up from Doctors Without Borders says his organization has long been calling for an evacuation and now things are much worse they know. And. Can. To protect them against a virus and thats another issue so there is a real true it will be a medical and humanitarian catastrophe. But theres also the fear that is going on there we might see a lot of panic. Hygiene is a big problem here and with social distancing virtually impossible any infection would spread extremely rapidly there are just 6 intensive care beds in the islands main town the very weak and sick including chronically ill children would need to be transported to the mainland germanys s. P. D. Party has appealed for action. Germany and some of the european nations have offered to start by taking in around 1500 people mainly unaccompanied or Sick Children so. Its just an initial step and it now needs to happen very quickly. The European Commission is responsible for coordinating it all and evacuation would be quick to organize says migration expert to get. 800000 beds in hotels in grace with any around 7000 in use 10000 people on the islands could be accommodated on the mainland the International Organization for migration is now building temporary safer camps to move people to yet so far theres been no evacuation its time for European Solidarity says canals those with Refugee Status living on the mainland could be taken in by other e. U. Countries with all the Accompanying Health care protection they offer. Any p. Eric market has been on the balls for several weeks hes been documenting the inhumane conditions of the camps. The e. U. Commission must coordinate the quick evacuation of people from refugee camps to individual member countries and we must work out how to ensure that hygiene and medical standards are right he had to assist on. The e. U. Commission says it hopes that countries will be able to begin taking in children within the next few weeks people everywhere are fine in creative ways to learn and to keep fit another restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic here in germany the countrys biggest bastable then has been helping kids who are stuck until im to do both more and more of tuning into sports lesson every morning. 10 year old levy is at home alone just no schools closed in berlin last week but that doesnt mean he has to miss out on lessons beth nissen is not. Best to throw the ball from your wrist so that it flies in a good curve to make it go forward from behind your back means we bend our wrist and try to throw the ball over our but. Sports lesson runs when you choose every working day from the players dressing room with a 120 coaches at the club know what theyre doing but theyve had to quickly develop the knowhow of a professional film company what with their dressing room being turned into a t. V. Studio 5 days a week the new. Guys who chose to give it their. d service. For starting or for security reasons and some oh. Everybody knows that the online lessons have had millions of clicks. Are succeeding in the Digital World if not on the basketball court. Levy seems quite happy with it despite having to stay at home. Shows or doesnt if i dont know how to keep it going its really exciting and you can learn a lot about basketball. And. This is news im unique and how much time more coming at the top of the hour and dont forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website that state of you dot com. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. Our daily corona. 19 special next on d w. How does a virus spread. Why do we have it and when well. Just through the topics covered and the weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the throne of maurice or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us and. Slash science. Simple message for all countries test test test. A simple message yes a simple solution are not sure and certainly not all countries have been employing it the fight against corona virus has multiple fronts testing tracing infection chains racing to create vaccines and treatments or seeing what already exists and what could be adapted to treat the Novel Coronavirus how should countries prioritize im joined on and those are the kinds of questions we want to answer in this d. W. 900 special its the same one scientists and government officials have a grappled with since the beginning of the outbreak now back to the message to test test and test south korea was one of the countries which followed the World Health Organizations advice most diligently and managed to flatten the curve heres how south korea did it. The hospital has created a new system for testing patients suspected of suffering from the corona virus coded 19 after an initial consultation patients enter a booth to have samples taken and talked to a medical technician using an intercom. So young he on had developed a fever and other cold like symptoms and decided to get a test just to be safe. Manya gave border if you dont know that you have it the pandemic spirits even if youre a little anxious its good to have a test at 1st i was scared when i had about it but it wasnt as painful as i thought and it was actually kind of interesting. Out of. The blue this are the brainchild of dr kim saying gil early designs were quickly put in service on march 10th the booth helped medical workers process patients 10 times faster than the traditional procedure. What you got you prior to the introduction of the system patients were treated in large negative pressure reims which take a long time to sterilize and ventilate its inefficient and doctors and nurses had to meet people face to face and were nervous about exposure and tie it this physical separation is safe and then able to print examinations. Dozens of hospitals in south korea and abroad have expressed interest in implementing a booth testing system although these prototypes are not scaled for manufacturing dr kim has shared his know how testing has been a key pillar to south koreas response to the corona Virus Outbreak seeking to flatten the curve and reduce the number of new cases without implementing a complete lockdown test kits manufactured here have been exploited to other countries to strengthen their response to the pandemic. Drive through testing has also been an innovative way so korea has battled the corona Virus Outbreak despite fewer coronavirus cases in so 3 in recent days medical intern part jan sue argues for rapid testing. The number of confirmed persons is gradually decreasing. The most important thing to get rid of the epidemic is to identify the suspect to patients as soon as possible and have them self isolate or received necessary treatment so if you have even a little fever or suspected symptoms its recommended that you go to the hospital and get tested it will conduct its. After examining foul zones of patients drive through in booth testing have only uncovered a few cases of the coronavirus but they have offered a lot of reassurance to a nervous population. Joining me now is al edwards he is a professor and immunologist at the university of reading in the u. K. Now south koreas method seems to be working so why arent all affected countries doing mass testing if they can its a really good question i think that the video you just saw gives you some glimpses as to why testing itself is a very valuable tool but its quite labor intensive and it has to be done really carefully because if you do testing in a way that isnt properly and safely controlled there is a risk that you can also spread the virus or put your Health Workers at risk when they take those samples so its a delicate balance and it needs a lot of manpower. Well because of the complexity of this task we can imagine that not all countries are able to enroll this kind of mass testing what would you recommend for those countries. So i think the most important thing is to spread the resource you have wisely so whats really important is to 1st of all prioritize people who are in hospital and also Health Care Workers because these are the most Vulnerable People and also the most exposed people and by prioritizing the use of your testing results and by using that smartly as possible even if you have limited testing results its still incredibly value and it gives you so much data and so much information about whats going on what about home testing kits could they help at all yes so theres a number of different technologies and tools out there. These can even be a simple i have one here of this little plastic that could potentially be used at home this kind of technology is going to be incredibly useful but it does have to be used very carefully so when you do a lab test you have the best possible accuracy if you do a home test theyre not quite as accurate but theyre more convenient so you have to make sure that you use the best possible science and medical practice to use these tests effectively rather than just using them without proper consideration now testing is of course one issue but how much of an issue is for example Global Access to vaccines and treatments going to be are we in danger of seeing a 1st conference served approach which could prioritize rich countries for example. Yeah and i think thats already happening to a degree with testing even the better of countries getting 1st access to Testing Technology and unfortunately i could see the same thing happen with our appease theres some really good news and some positive news which is that people seem to be incredibly open to sharing the information they have about improved treatments and thats vital so everybody has that knowledge but whether we can see the same sharing of resources im not so sure about whether that resource in terms of ventilators or when vaccines start to be manufactured whether people will share them around im not sure whether thats going to happen well have to see. Information sharing as well as resource sharing its going to be vital thank you very much al edward he is a professor an immunologist at the university of reading in the u. K. Thanks for your insights. Now vaccines seem to interest many of you as youve been sending us your questions in the last few days our science correspondent Derek Williams has some answers for you take a look. Why will it take so long to come up with a vaccine the problem with developing any pharmaceutical product is that it has to go through an exhaustive Testing Process with the vaccine you 1st have to identify good potential candidates and that when astonishingly quickly this time within weeks of identifying the virus and sequencing its genome researchers begin talking about candidates but thats just the start you next have to test your candidate for safety usually you do it 1st in animals and then in increasingly large groups of humans but only after a candidate has proven Safety Developers usually begin looking at actually how effective it is so even if and when youre a candidate fulfills all of those criteria you still have to ramp up production to manufacture hundreds of millions or even billions of doses now there are ways to speed the entire process up a little bit for example by by running some of those trials in parallel rather than one after the other but that approach has drawbacks to and thats why most experts usually predict that we wont have a vaccine were ready to distribute on a wide scale for at least a year and a half. Why do people talk so much about a vaccine is a medication more important. Medications are of course important for limiting the impact of the virus on patients around the world but long term to defeat the disease we need whats called herd immunity and the best way to get that is through vaccines if we dont develop vaccines experts currently estimate that between 50 and 70 percent of us would have to get covert 19 before herd immunity kicked in and stop the pandemic naturally but along the way it could potentially kill millions of people so a vaccine offers a safe alternative to achieving immunity in a large percentage of the population and of prevention is really. Worth a pound of cure thats why although treatments are very important long term that scenes are even more so is that research on how existing drugs affect 19 range of potential drugs that might one day help treat kovac 19 are being trialled around the world but we dont really have many results for any of them so far the World Health Organization is looking at 3 candidates in particular that have shown some promise 1st its examining the effects of stablished antimalarial drug song coronavirus symptoms that each oh sponsor trials are also ongoing for combinations of antivirals that have already been approved for treating a hiv and finally one of the most promising substances is a compound called rendez if here it was originally developed as a potential treatment for ebola but it didnt work out for that disease as well as hoped retrospective testing however showed that it did affect replication in the summers virus so hopes are high that it might also affect that pathogens close relative the new corona virus the best thing about all of these candidates is that most or all of the development has already been done for them so production could be ramped up quickly if they did prove effective and these Clinical Trials we should know soon if any of them work. Before we let you go we step away from the sobering world of tests and vaccines 20. 00 in lighter fare one restaurant in hanoi has created a Corona Burger so far only available in vietnam but it looks set to take off the world wide its a beef burger in a green tea stand by her shape bought the Restaurant Owner is the lighted with his creation he says business is good i know hopefully remind customers to wash their hands before eating. And there are swiss confectioners reminding us of the season but also of the times but Chocolate Easter bunnies a decorated with little face masks. And that was our d w 19 special for more do check out our social media channels. Thank you for watching and stay healthy everyone. Until africa. In the morning sees a student in the afternoon a reporter. Camera work. In her free time she goes and reports on. Country south africa it makes people aware and it makes them want to join us for. 16. Closely. 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