Facilities to the breaking point and another shocking elderly people are found to bandon to damage care homes some of them dead in their bags. And britains Prime Minister shuts down the nation to try to stop the spread of the virus that comes after a pictures like this showing that people still havent gotten the message about social distancing. Im sumi so whats going to thank you for joining us the Tokyo Olympics in july will be delayed by a body year because of the coronavirus japanese Prime Minister shinzo abbay says hes agreed 100 percent with the president of the International Olympic committee that the games should be postponed the decision follows months of debate and pressure from athletes and across the globe. When tokyo was awarded the games back in 2013 the coronavirus was just a Dystopian Nightmare fast forward 7 years and the pandemic has gripped the globe. At 1st the japanese government and the International Olympic committee insisted the show must go on but doubts about the games starting on july 24 began to rise athletes such as greek pole vaulter Catarina Stephanie made it clear they were uncomfortable with training for the 2020 of vent let alone competing in it canada and australia then effectively boycotted a 2020 games not to believe it all left tokyo organizers and the i. O. C. With little choice a cancellation was out of the question with the cost of the games already in excess of 12000000000. 00 a scaled down version appealed to no one a postponement became the only option. And we can bring in Carol Barrett mentions reporting for us in japan hi cairo what has been the reaction there to this news. Well you know obviously theres disappointment but also understanding for the world when situation i mean we are all surrounded with the news images from one of the all over the world as well in japan and it touches the japanese peoples hearts as well as anyones car tell us about this decision being made now i mean it seems like it really was only a matter of time. Yeah obviously i would say so i mean there was a nation wide poll about 2 weeks ago and that already showed that 70 percent of the japanese people thought it would be better to postpone the games now the list finally officially been decided i think most people are ok with it and there are even vices who say wide wait so long to decide yeah and form the japanese as its perspective i think it was moment as. Tragical but still its better to postpone then to cancel and. I already heard a few like regiments from athletes. Who actually there understand and also that our help Worldwide Health is more important to be safe car in general you know how is the outbreak affecting life in japan right now. Right now i would say. Its getting back to kind of normal schools will start to open next week on again i think theres some institutions like universities who still choose to to teach online but yeah i happen to talk here to report from there whether to pass 2 weeks and the image i get is kind of phenomenon. There havent been many restrictions like any restrictions that are out there concern public life so we can move around normally and yeah i its a strange feeling because the images that we see on t. V. From work quite other countries. Yeah it is a different one that we see here in japan and i care about my reporting for us there thank you very much. Now in spain the government is expected to extend the state of emergency by 2 weeks the number of new corona virus cases jumped by some 6600 overnight with more than 500 reported to have died pictures taken at a hospital in madrid show patients lying on attended in a corridor now the spanish capital has been particularly affected with nearly 10000 cases an ice rink inside a Shopping Mall in madrid has been turned into a makeshift morgue and soldiers helping to fight the virus have made shocking discoveries that Nursing Homes where elderly residents have been found abandoned some dead in their beds prosecutors have launched an investigation. And lets go to data reporter yon Philip Charles hes standing by in Seville Philip this is a grim discovery at these Nursing Homes what more can you tell us about the situation. The Spanish Defense minister. Disinfecting residencies when they witness those traumatizing scenes people suffocating people abandoned people isnt dead in their own beds and prosecutors have already started an investigation no doubt so statements of the nurses saying and the caissons are not very sad they have just done that job and thats actually followed protocol because they have to release the dead bodies in their beds and so the Funeral Services are rice and this can take more than one day at the moment and they also say that they have the front line of the outbreak and stand not even whether to take that themselves and exactly this problem that medical personnel is not ready to take that. In the newest numbers. Where it goes unchecked and in spain this is about 15 percent of the entire people that are in it i think we have to be careful with the percentage because it also could mean that. First not just gets tested and that actually more people infected in the country but the numbers are disturbing when we do know that Health Services say they are being overwhelmed that spain is taking drastic measures is there any sign that these measures are helping the situation. At the moment its probably too early to say anything about that. Nokia trend although. One who is the head of the court in dating. Ministry said. That the peak might be reached in the coming days but i think most experts agree that its too early for trends and also a trend says the citizens. To come in the coming days this is. A very symbolic example and make sure. In the city center of madrid in and. That has been limping mentions and i have heard that the 1st. And filipino spanish authorities are now actually enforcing social distancing measures all trying to stop the spread of the virus are people cooperate and. Yes they are. Amazingly disciplined in this i was on the streets yesterday to produce reports. Nobody on the streets except some. And we have to keep in mind the measures yet in spain much stricter than in many other countries you cant even go for walks you cant even go to the park with your partner all your child. Reporting there for us. Thank you very much. Now here are some the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic the World Health Organization is warning about a very large acceleration in case numbers in the United States it says the u. S. Could become the new epicenter of the Global Pandemic 95 percent of people in germany support the governments 2 week ban on gatherings of more than 2 people thats according to a new poll thailand will declare a one month state of emergency on thursday giving the Prime Minister extra powers to slow the spread of the virus while britains Prime Minister has announced a nationwide lockdown to fight the virus forced johnson told the british people that the government was shutting down nonessential shops and services and banning gatherings of more than 2 people his government has faced criticism for its perceived failure to act quickly to halt the spread of the virus. Just another day on the London Underground except the u. K. Is supposed to be in lockdown jam packed carriages on the chub despite the government telling all nonessential businesses to close. We will immediately clews all shops selling normal essential goods including Clothing Electronics stores and other premises including libraries playgrounds and not to gyms and places of worship. Or gatherings of more than 2 people in public. Above ground confusion about who the new rules apply to. Construction work continues at this site. The corona Virus Outbreak has overstretched Britains Health service the n. H. S. So the army has come to the battlefront delivering personal protective equipment to hospitals after medical staff complained of a shortage. Health officials are warning of an imminent spike in the number of critically ill people Boris Johnsons critics say he missed a window to bring in a lockdown and keep the number of hospital admissions down for now the streets have mostly emptied out and just like in many other countries this will be the new normal. Now to some of the other stories making news around the world and china a province is expected to lift travel restrictions on wednesday except for the city of will han people there will be subject to limits on movement for another 2 weeks was where chinas coronavirus epidemic began its been under lockdown for 2 months. U. S. President donald trump says he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks rather than months trungpa speaking at a daily Coronavirus Briefing at as a Washington State joined others in opposing stay at home orders across the u. S. And german chancellor Angela Merkel has tested negative for the coronavirus merkel has been working from home in berlin since sunday after learning that she had had contact with an infected doctor she will be tested for the virus again before ending her porn teen. Well here in germany the government has ruled that no more than 2 people can be together except for members of the same household funerals are exempt although other Restrictions Mean that burying the dead is not as straightforward as it used to be seeing a last goodbye from a distance 1st the undertaker and the priest next the urn gets struck down and finally the mourners burials in the age of coronavirus Cemetery Chapels like this one in cologne are closed but funeral home directors otherwise try to stick to the rules. You know we must either bury the deceased within 10 days or the body must be cremated we have fewer problems with cremation because once the urn is there i can wait its more difficult to bury a coffin then wed have to do it right away. Many cemeteries try to postpone ern burials of possible this can be difficult for mourners. Of all knowing that week after week the pain once last respects that the funeral will be postponed i think it gets to be very difficult for the loved ones of the deceased. The contact bend issued on sunday does not apply to funerals but close relatives of the deceased are urged to limit the number of mourners in attendance there may be further restrictions in certain regions and in some cities cemeteries will be closed to the public. All right youre watching news we have extensive coverage of the Coronavirus Crisis on our website thats com now with so many people having to stay at home during the pandemic keeping active can be a problem as usual social media has a remedy for that but the hash tag stay at home a challenge that has been trending worldwide heres some did every reporter showing that keeping fit can just as easily be done at home. The amount. The amount. To a commitment to a. Problem to a. Limited. The global corona crisis you can find more Information Online and actually w dot com don t w social Media Channels a and im going. To a joke for mr meek woman. Vetoing this for health. And beethoven an instrument. Beethoven is for every monaco and beethoven 2020. 5th anniversary here on d w. M d. This is data of use coded 1900. 11 the corona virus has forced millions of people into quarantine and isolation that means millions of people are working from home some for the 1st time we take a look at how people cope with working from home and we ask an expert how the crisis might change how we work for good. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us people all over the world are working from home that includes many of my colleagues here at the w. Our reporter sent us a report from her apartment in berlin where she set up her temporary office and she has some tips on how to make it work. All right. Every task should be doing this right now here are. On how to actually go from her. No was easy today pick a shall i put some actual quotes of. All of this cold great time you know. This may sound super off here but i havent gotten my Microsoft Teams to work the entire day right from my last fix mr short isnt even worth the food you have to stay. I know its super tempting but thats a separate clean quiet workspace away from the distractions. Are now its easy for me to say because i dont have kids my only distraction is my thing even t. V. s even get on the fridge and the laundry and the dishes and the books. You get my point. Yes that means you might have to look presentable but talking face to face is the best way to feel less alone. And happy hour can be gradual to. Sleep while you can usually be commuting cook yourself a yummy like. Miley blackout bay for the music. And just hope that youre on top of those of us who are privileged enough to go on money and do 1st on the thinking of us her we should make them. Mr. Lets speak now to norbert to crow now hes a researcher from the university of potsdam studying how people work from home number thank you for joining us 1st of all what do you think of those tips you know dont work from bad stay in touch on Video Conference you have anything to add there. Yeah this is not only an advantage but it might also be acquired to use does it ought to see cos all travel times are no go on and immediately be replaced by another you know conference not to lose all our friends and to not call this all the work and density it is thats why science on it is much higher and you get office work where you have to walk from one meeting room to a not knowing where youre kind warm to the contrary are or have a brick as a water cooler all the coffee machine thats all no longer possible all right so you also have for yourself you might have more time a clock then youre saying i mean looking at the fact that millions of people are now in their home offices essentially what if you found i mean how does this change the way we work are we more productive or are we less productive at home. Well in some cases in 2 paths in some cases we dont walk productive because now we cant exactly see what the other colleague was talking about because we have our own slides Crystal Clear all because you know its Crystal Clear on the screen not 8 metres away and got going through and thats an advantage but on the other hand what we are focusing on in our research is that creative and knowledge intensive process is in it is a business they need a new nest of people that can work in the same men are online and in digital of meeting rooms and therefore we are missing something so we to the day we had with my research us virtual lunch break where everybody said in front of his camera and ate something and trying something and thats a lot of the same you have you cannot achieve the Knowledge Transfer between video screens you need the near miss off persons and write it in some on the less intense processes we have 75 percent of most runs throughout i socialise ation by personal meeting between persons and not you know what all of this is all for how do you think this will fundamentally change the way that we work will more people stay with working from home permanently. I dont think so i think some tasks can be done remotely and some other tasks will need a personal meeting and it will be resumed in full when we are able to travel again i think that wont change a lot all right nor have all your voyage recent posts ok well have to leave it there in our back right now from the university of potsdam thank you so much for joining us. And we will be following the story closely at g. W. Our social Media Editors will be reporting weekly and we want to know how you are coping with working from home were all new to this crazy mind boggling situation spiders is not influenza we are unchartered territory all life as we know it is changing. But were all in this together in this new series we want to find out how to handle on new lives in times of the corona pandemic thankfully with the help of leading experts it seems like its been a very popular study how do we stay mentally and physically healthy how do we handle family and all part of it without driving into a completely insane. Bust up how to deal with cabin fever. Game how are you dealing with being cooped up let me know leave a comment and id love to profit from your experiences for our upcoming episode. Well we asked you to send us some of your questions on the call that 900 pandemic and many of you did get in touch our science correspondent Dirk Williams has some answers take a look. Why did you come from. The person of our knowledge the 1st cases of covert 19 appeared in the chinese city of one han back in december of 2019 they were closely associated with the wildlife market they are now coronaviruses can jump from animals to humans and we think that thats what happened here at the sars virus to the same back in 2000 here in 2003 it was traced back to bats the civets sold in wildlife markets we dont yet know what animals might have acted as intermediaries here but we have seen very similar coronaviruses and bats and we think that they are the ultimate reservoir in the wild. How does it spread. It 19 its a pretty infectious respiratory disease that spread by droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose someone when they cough or sneeze thats why its important to stay at least a metre away and preferably farther from anyone whos coughing or sneezing it doesnt stay airborne for very long we dont think but it can remain infectious after landing on surfaces which is why you also need to