No challenge to our nation that has demanded such a degree of common and united action. Meanwhile european stocks 30 after the e. C. B. Announces a 750000000000 euro Bond Buying Program to stave off the pandemics actually not my fault. Im sumi so must conduct good to have you with us italy looks set to extend its nationwide lockdown beyond april 3rd the day it was initially planned to and Prime Minister g 70 content made the comments after his country reported more deaths from the corona virus in a single day than any other country Officials Say nearly 500 people died on wednesday lombardy is the worst hit region hospitals there are overwhelmed by the number of patients and the number. Deaths as our next reports show. The city of bergen mohammed run out of space to bury its dead. These military trucks are taking the coffins to nearby cities for burial the corona virus has hit the Lombardy Region like no other place in italy. Names and faces of lost loved ones fill the local papers as the death toll keeps climbing physicians and officials are appealing for help we are in full emergency with this coronavirus anemia a lot of personal nurses and physicians are working round the clock countless our work to fight these incredible situation we do not know are wrong the spontaneous will last we are in desperate need of both nurses and physicians together with ventilators and this positives for protection efforts to build a temporary hospital in the epicenter are under way its top that 200. 00 intensive care units will be ready by the month and italy has also turned to the country where the virus originated 1st support medical teams from china have flown in to lend their expertise. Not yours its about each and thats the hope the people of our 2 countries will Stay Together and support each other to jointly overcome the hardship. I believe the top class teams of experts will learn from each other and make joint effort and surely will be able to subdue the outbreak very soon cheer up italy. Amid speculation that the lockdown could be extended for several more weeks talons are finding simple ways to lift their spirits. Was a. God for the marriage he began you. Say that it was. Earlier i spoke to correspondent sima in rome with the death toll in the north of the country rising again i asked her if the situation is spiraling out of control well the situation is definitely dire north as you said you talked about the situation in the province of that along the town a bit more definitely a situation that is really on the brink doctors they say that theyre the full capacity and what we do know is that this virus tends to impact very badly particularly the elderly the population and its he has one of the worlds oldest population hence were seeing these immense numbers now Prime Minister just sepic on today in an interview with the milan based daily career the less said said that theyre looking at a possibility of a complete lockdown and that needs also a ban on all Outdoor Activity they say people need to take this seriously to stay at all unless its absolutely necessary because of course you could not show any symptoms you could be fine but you could also be a carrier spreading this virus to others now in one week alone they saw 43000 violations of the lockdown measures and its because of that the intending to stay amped up these lockdown measures. Well here in germany the Disease Control center says the number of confirmed cases has climbed by almost 3211000 within the space of 24 hours that comes as chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the nation in a rare televised speech she said the country is facing its biggest challenge since the 2nd world war. I am addressing you today in this unusual manner because i want to tell you what is guiding me as chancellor and all of my colleagues in the government at this time that is part of an open democracy that we explain our political decisions and make them transparent that we do all we can to justify and communicate her actions so that they are understandable. Because. I truly believe that we will succeed in the task before us so long as all the citizens of this country understand that it is also their task. While germany says it may call in the military to deal with the impact of the coronavirus defense minister ana could come outlined plans for the potential role of just their troops that could include repatriating german nationals from crisis regions and supporting medical efforts to treat patients with violence. And our chief Political Editor michelle has been following the story for us hi michelle could you tell us more about what exactly the armed forces could be doing. Yes and ill start with what they wont be doing certainly for quite a while yet you wont see german troops on the streets there are high constitutional hurdles for that that is limited if that germany was actually under attack from the outside what the army is doing right now is its supporting other ministries its also gearing up efforts to support the medical services here in germany there are 5 military hospitals some extra 900 staff of reservists actually have been drafted in particular from the medical field to simply get up to speed and to expand facilities here in germany mainly. Medical facilities but there is an option on the table certainly for now that if Critical Infrastructure was under threat for whatever reason that could no longer be secured that then the military would help those efforts but no curfew so far here in germany and also no military on the streets how significant is this announcement. Its significant but if we see so many of these days right now clearly it is the biggest effort by the German Military in postwar history to actually support civilian structures here in germany which are so under pressure were talking about very concrete things like infrastructure to get things from a to b. So at the same time we saw the appeal of also from the defense minister to the german public to be disciplined or else and this or else message which source shortly after also from the Health Minister certainly the issue of a curfew is off the table here in germany yet and the German Military is preparing for what the defense and Sykora America effort all right our chief Political Editor michelle it is and i thank you. The c. E. O. Of lufthansa has warned that the coronavirus is jeopardizing the future of aviation cast and she said governments may need to fork out a lot of money to save the entire industry from the fallout of the penn demick only 5 per cent of towns are scheduled flights are taking off right now nearly all planes are grounded juju entry restrictions and a collapse in demand. Is a good thought if the Current Situation doesnt improve in the coming weeks which nobody expects will talk to the government to determine the basic Flight Services they think should be maintained for a business point of view flying doesnt make any sense right now. Transit no. C. E. O. Says europes Largest Airline isnt good friend and chill shape for now but he did not provide an outlook for 2020 he said nobody can predict the entire fallout of the pandemic according to the Consultancy Firm cup a center for every nation most airlines in the world will be bankrupt by the end of may and this governments intervene International Industry group says up to 200000000000. 00 are needed to help cushion the blow off the outbreak. For more on the story lets bring in chris colfer from d. W. Business hi chris lufthansa c. E. O. Saying were talk about the future of aviation here thats at risk i mean can we really say at this point what this crisis needs for the industry. I think its pretty significant when somebody like casa spore that has 30 years of experience in the industry under his belt use these sort of words to address the problem he said for weeks nobody wanted to fly now nobody can and as we just heard in the report those times has now scrapped 95 percent of its service that has grounded hundreds of jets it has slashed working hours suspended its dividend and theyre not alone in doing so there are many more carriers telling their staff to stay at home theyre more governments coming up with Financial Aid because what theyre looking at is is a huge problem because as these countermeasures to fight the coronavirus are put into place and are likely to stay there for months theyre going to hit the very idea of the Business Model of the 80 and the asian industry equally long and parsons who also said those companies that will make it out of this crisis which are going to be fewer of them going in theyre going to be looking much differently as for those tons of the companys going to be smaller in the future that being said its not that the jets are needed we heard in the report that look tons and others are heavily engaged in the biggest repatriation effort in the history of germany. Now list and that has said that they are apparently in pretty good shape right now what do the numbers say. Well it sounds as a liquidity of about 4000000000 euros now which is not a soft cushion but it does cushion the blow someone and they have a huge advantage because they own much of their fleet thats important for 2 reasons one they dont have to pay and using rates the 2nd one being that they can if push comes to shove they can get loans against these aircraft and experts say that they would be able to acquire about 10000000000. 00 euros and with such an move now as we said look times us tremendously you know drum down their business so far its called working shorter hours meaning theyre being paid less management also said that there were. Going to give 20 percent of their pay their accepting the pay cut of 20 percent and the times i said that they have been talking to the German Government about state Health Financial health costs and 1. 00 of the c. E. O. Said its not just about getting rid of of hurdles or lowering hurdles like taxes and fees but rather direct meaning Financial Aid for the sector so right now its not about a strategy a Business Strategy its not expansion or Something Like that its simply about staying alive chris cover from d. W. Business reporting for us thank you for your analysis the European Central bank has announced a 750000000000 euro Bond Buying Program to help stabilize markets that are reeling from the fallout of the outbreak its just one of many stimulus plans announced by policymakers across the world while european investors welcome the news that didnt seem to be the case in asia. European stocks are making gains after the e. C. B. Announce further stimulus measures in an emergency meeting wednesday evening but that wasnt the case for asian markets the regions main indexes traded in the red stocks extended this weeks losses efforts from europe and the us didnt stop the decline as was the case on wall street wednesday the white house is plodding along with a stimulus plan of more than one trillion dollars. To war and so you know basically you know what many of the industries are what we want to do is we want to make sure they all Stay Together so that after the war is won we can immediately go right back up to where we were at even beyond that sure that may not be the case as in p. Global economies have revised u. S. 2020 g. D. P. Growth to negative point 5 percent from 1. 6 percent the euro zones economies also expected to retract as the worlds 2nd largest economy china the chinese economy is forecast to grow 3 percent china has accounted for biggest share of Global Economic growth so be outlook is negative across the world. Australia and new zealand have announced theyre closing their borders to all visitors to try to stem the spread of the virus the 2 nations will only allow citizens of residents and close family members to enter the travel ban comes into force in new zealand starting thursday evening and in australia starting friday night australia has so far reported around 600. 00 corona virus infections one zealand has confirmed almost 30 total cases. Arent from on the situation there we can speak to journalist roger major hes covering this from sydney hi roger good to see you so Australia New Zealand as we heard are closing borders airlines are grounding international slates awas this move expected. Well it has come as a bit of a surprise i must say but Prime MinisterScott Morrison has revealed that the crackdown he believes was absolutely necessary as a lot of the current cases in australia are linked to overseas visitors people who come into the country so he says thats fundamentally why the government has had to take this important move of the ban doesnt extend to australian citizens or residents but everybody else and that band could last for as long as 6 months i understand at the same time well so theres 2 Main Elements close to the sun virgin will end all International Flights out of australia until the end of may and possibly beyond that there d as well now this is a major issue for australians who dont like the idea of being cut off from the rest of the world and it strikes at the very heart of the nation psyche if you like so its a very difficult days the island people are surprised about whats going on but to a certain extent theyre taking it in their stride pressure whats the picture like where you are in sydney are people following the guidelines are staying at home avoiding social contact. Well to a certain extent they are there are no rules or orders here to stay at home exactly people are still allowed to Wander Around the streets and in fact going out today you see it plenty of people in cafes and shops and even all the big so people are still treating life really who we normally at the moment but having said that there are whole areas of supermarkets which are devoid of the food like meat and toilet rolls and and other products as well this is a result of panic buying and panic buying has been a real problem here with fighting in subtle isnt even a little girl was injured while being trampled upon you know in a in a supermarket in perth so its really quite serious that from that point of view. The there are still a lot of people in canberra as i say but having said all that there is a growing concern. The Health Service may not be able to cope with the rising tide of cases which as you say but about 606. 00 people died right right in just very quickly what about the economy the Australian Dollar to a 17 year low in the government rolled out a big aid package what does this involve well the certainly the government is working overtime announcing stimulus packages here but they clearly are going to be enough of a struggle to keep the to boost the economy if you like the australian stock market has been really pounded today for another 3. 4 percent and closing at its lowest level since 2016 and the Australian Dollar has also been badly hit sliding at one point to its lowest level since 2002 so far its fallen 20 percent against the greenback all right journalist Roger Maynard speaking to us from the said me thank you. Lets look now at some other khurana related developments from around the world they use chief breaks that negotiator michel says he has tested positive for cocaine 1000 but he tweeted that hes doing well and is in good spirits spain said its death toll has jumped by more than 200 to almost 770 in iran the death toll has risen to almost 1300 with the Health Ministry spokesman saying one person is dying every 10 minutes from the virus but in more positive news china reported no new local cases of the infection on wednesday for the 1st time since it started recording them in january that the u. S. Has confirmed almost 10000 cases of the corona virus infection and more than 150. 00 deaths on wednesday President Trump signed a 100000000000. 00 relief package aimed at cushioning the blow from the pandemic has also invoked wartime legislation to speed the production of critical medical equipment but Many Americans say their governments response to this crisis has been inadequate is all over salat met with one of them a mother under quarantine in washington d. C. Logged on hits home its an experience was burns and her family could have never imagined but since their old here was hospitalized with a high fever the burns are quarantined inside their house the only way we can conduct interviews by phone through the window. Initially they. Know and werent too worried about it and then. Theres our little wall that hes run. Are 9 over the next 24 hours. And realize she was negative for Everything Else and no. One here her record of art were very and all the Public Health authorities said that she. Was burns blames the Us Government for not responding to the coronavirus threat quickly enough they could have done a lot more at the beginning. I think we should have learned from the pandemic that had happened and asia and. Other countries morning very quickly and forcefully on the streets of washington d. C. Life has slowed down dramatically the usually busy streets remain empty restaurants are open only for takeouts. Universities and schools and many states remain closed putting additional str