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Britains Prime Minister in hospital for corona virus from his government says hes still in charge downing street says hes undergoing tests showing persistent symptoms. Im gad of as welcome to the program millions around the world have been forced into isolation as governments try and protect the most vulnerable the old and the sick from cove it 90 of these lockdowns have exposed another category of Vulnerable People to what they fear most Domestic Abuse reports on the women locked in with their abuses. A desperate call for help hellish by the rescue to the coronavirus from day one of being in home quarantine i have faced violence and blackmail from my family to give you the money we deserve as minutely i show you how to homo side. The manager is a jordanian single mother living with her family. She says that longstanding abuse by her mother and brother have gotten worse under covered 1000 restrictions and ive had a bite out of that i am being abused and terrorized today they were going to seriously injure me and today i could have gotten killed and when i tried to call the police all of the lines were busy because of corona and it was that. Immense 18 minute long live video on facebook went viral overnight prompting outrage a local ngo moved her and her son to a temporary safe house city Family Protective Services and the ministry of interior are now looking into her case. Jordan is among the countries that imposed a tough coronavirus curfew the move forced many families into isolation together because i think a few victims are also im able to mitigate and manage to avoid violence against them in normal times they will be able to go to school or to go to university to go to work because its their families so they have more to fear them to get away from the violated it is not just jordan that faces an increase of Domestic Violence under the restrictions activists in brazil germany and italy have sounded the alarm. In chinas hu bay province the initial epicenter of the pandemic reported cases of Domestic Violence in one county more than tripled during the lockdown according to activists the catalan Regional Government said culture to its helpline by 20 percent and the 1st few days of the confinement period. I am speaking out so that every woman in my situation 6 out they should not be ashamed i know there are many women in this situation. Hell she may be in safety now but he man hopes other women will reach out for help despite the social stigma. Im now joined from johannesburg by. Shes the executive director and un women and the under secretary general of the United Nations madam how can women actually is state abuse in a time of lockdown well we need governments to step we need the 7 says 2 women experiencing violence to be declared insane Child Services we need to strengthen the capacity to react by the law is force meant by social work because by and n. G. O. S and we need this to be done its empty as you could hear the distress in the wars is of the women you are interviewing the situation is really critical this was already a pandemic before corona virus because this size and the extent to which we men live with by violence at home is actually the biggest problem in the area of violence against women with the lock down and roll in with you a user you can just imagine this really becomes a toxic cook tape so we need a governance to step governments should step up their measures to help women what measures could that they are. That measures include ensuring that every country has a hotline that is attended to that and shows that to a phone call a visit to the family it includes and sharing that to Law Enforcement is actually briefed includes making sure that this is the 7 says i declare it safe so service is it also includes making sure that you provide resources because when you there woman has to escape she has to go somewhere and we dont always have enough shelters in most countries and this is the time for us to make sure that we have those shelters just like were preparing shots has to take people i mean hospital beds just like were preparing to bates we actually need to extend the number of beds. On sunday u. N. Secretary general antonio good terrorists os governments to protect women against abuse in lockdown situation our governments county failing women and their response to the crisis is that what youre saying when its a mixed picture there are some governments that are stepping up but there are many more that are not stepping up and also its important to underscore the fact that women are not just. Victims theyre not only just crying for help that they truly need but also women as Service Providers they are the ones that to shoulder in the crisis because 70 percent of the Health Workers thats are fighting this pandemic actually women so they went to save our lives they go home they get bitter now and they also have to shell i mean to short out the band of care of the other members of the family who who i just seek old soul all around is very well women so government response is one thing but what can we all do to help abused women and children then times and. And families and friends it cost at least in most women would have a Family Member friend who can respond we need to step up so that when someone calls you with a crisis of this nature you need to respond and to make sure that it rains for them to be rescued and there is immediately. Thank you very much to johns point thank you thank you now lets get you the latest on the other developments related to the global coronavirus pandemic almost 1300000 people have been infected with the virus worldwide thats almost twice as many as just one week ago more than 70000 have died austria is said to start listening its coronavirus lockdown chancellors a bus and codes announced that smaller shops could reopen next week restaurants and hotels would follow in may romania extends its state of emergency by another 30 days beyond current measures set to End Next Week the country has so far confirmed more than 4000 cases russias caseload jumped by almost 1024 hours moscow remains the epicenter of the outbreak 47 people have died across the country britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital over his khurana virus infection but downing street says it isnt an emergency johnsons hospitalization on sunday came as the queen urged the public to unite and defeat the virus coal stock in relevance as many people headed out to enjoy sunny weather despite social distancing rules in place its something the government of course johnson has taken serious note of even as he remains in hospital. In the rare glimpses of Boris Johnson in recent days his suffering has been all too clear hed been jus to emerge from 7 days of self isolation and video calls at the end of last week and instead on friday he posted this message on social media. Although im feeling better and ive done my my 7 days of isolation alas i still have one of the sins of the mind a symptom of i have a temperature and so in accordance with government advice i must continue myself isolation until that symptom itself downing street says the Prime Minister was admitted to hospital on the advice of doctors im a london goal precautionary testing the us president wished him a speedy recovery before his Daily Briefing began before i began i want to express our nations well wishes to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he who ages his own personal fight with the virus all americans are praying for him hes a friend of mine is a great gentleman and a great leader and hes as you know he was. Brought to the hospital today but im i am hopeful and sure that hes going to be fine hes a strong man strong person shortly before news of johnsons hospital admission Britains Queen elizabeth made an extremely rare televised address to rally the public i also want to thank those of you who are staying at home there by helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones. The pretty low Boris Johnson remains in charge his foreign secretary dominic robb chaired the governments response meeting this morning and will take over should the Prime Ministers condition wash and. Apple has revealed its been making protective equipment for Health Workers dealing with a groan a Virus Outbreak c. E. O. Tim cook posted a video on twitter during which he showed the face shields a company has begun to single he said the 1st batch was sent to a hospital in santa clara last week apple is hoping to have shipped over a 1000000 of them by the end of this week and a further 1000000 every week after that. And here are some of the other news making headlines this hour japanese Prime Minister shinzo aba has on belt an economic stimulus package worth almost a trillion dollars he said the funding of the billions to 20 percent of japans g. D. P. Would still be an immense damage caused by the corona virus with a new infectious increase in japan is expected to declare a state of emergency soon as tuesday. Red cross captain fired after criticizing the u. S. Navys response to the pandemic has before the contest a positive for the for the violence pose it was relieved of his command of the widely publicized pleas for help for the crew of his era over 150 of them have tested positive. Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top government officials have announced theyll take a 30 percent pay cut due to the coronavirus and any movie called for people to light candles on sunday to boost morale doing a nationwide lockdown indianness lies in covert 19 cases in recent days to more than 37500. A tiger at the bronx zoo in new york city has confirmed corona virus infection is the 1st known case of covert 19 in an animal in the United States or a tiger anywhere 4 year old female malayan tiger had developed a dry cough but is expected to recover germanys bundles League Football clubs are desperate to finish the season to ensure they get their t. V. Revenue even if that means playing matches behind closed stadium gates without fans but these socalled ghost games wont help Lower League Clubs many of them a matter who depend on ticket sales to survive. This is wrote vice essen in the 4th tier of german football here theyre printing tickets for a game that will never be played this one our fundraising effort is helping but it wont even cover one mismatch the semi professional club is losing up 2150000 euros for every game that doesnt take place playing matches behind closed doors is no viable solution in the event the season is cancelled asons president has a radical idea. But. As far as the 3rd and 4th leagues are concerned we should think about creating an expanded 3rd league for the biggest clubs and then making the fourthly purely for amateur teams. At open oil and in the 5th year the players train twice a week at home the coach checks their progress on an app these players have let their team to the top of the lake if their promotion is jeopardized the clubs Vice President who is also a lawyer is considering legal action is nice too since we wouldnt accept it if our success and likely promotion was taken away from us with. This level promotion and relegation is a question for the German Football Federation the d. S. P. I think its problematic to have a solution where teams only get promoted and not relegated we dont even know whether well be able to start the season with the normal amounts of teams. Some advice the clubs in germany have already been able to claim state supports but even that might not be enough to guarantee their support team up to date dont miss our highlights. Programme. W dark