does italy feel let down by the eu? do you fear, though, such a rise in anti—european union sentiment in this country — one of the founding members of the european union — is threatening the whole european project at the moment? if the european union does not rise to this challenge, could that be a failure? could the european union itself be at blame? playing a much louder part than europe has been others — including russia, for example — that have sent aid and medics to italy. is russia using its aid as leverage for italy to lift sanctions? can you tell us now, does the russian aid have strings attached? borisjohnson is in hospital, as you mentioned earlier. may i ask, have you yourself been tested? thousands of your compatriots have died, mortuaries are overflowing, families have been ripped apart. i wonder, when you go home at night and your quietest moments, how do you personally feel about what is happening here? over the seven weeks of this crisis, what is the thing that has affected you emotionally the

was in italy. so i don't think it's a good model for us. it's not where we should be. we also had more warning than italy had. we had the example of italy. so there's really even -- there's no excuse for the way it got in italy and even less excuse for what's happened here with that kind of heads up, that kind of warning that we should have been taking the bold action on testing, producing gear and equipment, on isolating people long before we did. we're now on a very bad track because we didn't. >> dr. wen, something that jason just said is that one of the failures in italy was that they were slow to lock the country down. we still don't have a uniform nationwide quarantine and i think one governor said today, i didn't even know that coronavirus could spread from asymptomatic people. is it our response, our slow response and our lack of testing that makes us like italy, or is it something about the age and the pre-existing conditions of our population? what makes vice president pence and anthony f

vibrant, noisy italy was plunged into fea rful vibrant, noisy italy was plunged into fearful silence. except in the hospitals which were filled to overflowing with civic dems of this cruel virus. mostly the elderly and the vulnerable. the death toll exceeded 10,000 before march was out. with intensive care units full, doctors had to make desperate decisions about who to prioritise for treatment. all the while, the healthcare workers themselves were in grave danger. in one of the worst hit towns, staff at the hospital we re hit towns, staff at the hospital were “— hit towns, staff at the hospital were —— warned hospitals that make warned that their facility had become contaminated and was now a major source of new infection. 0ne of its intensive care doctors is lorenzo who spoke to me from the hospital. i tell you that the hospital, the nurses doctors who ever, answer like a concert 0pera house. nobody, itell you, nobody stepped down from it. did you ever come close to despair? to losing a sense of hope and maybe even motivation? motivation is one of the things you have not to

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a glimpse of freedom in italy's new normal. parents are now allowed to take their children out for a brief walk if urgent. after three weeks of lockdown, it's a breath of liberty, but no more. welcomed, albeit with apprehension. translation: we're scared to be outside and a bit spaced out, because this lockdown has been our salvation. the measures are working, i'm happy they are in place, and we want them to go on. translation: this eases the tension. we're not used to staying inside the whole day. we need some natural light and children need some space. the infection rate is slowing, and there is perhaps a little bit more movement on the streets. but the fear is that if the restrictions are lifted too soon, people could get a false sense of security, and then the numbers could start jumping again, because italy is still far from defeating this virus. deaths are still soaring, and among them, doctors. gynaecologist roberto mileti died this week, one of 67 doctors lost to the outbreak here. his friend said the deaths were preven

subsiding in countries like spain and italy a very opposite playing out here in the u.k. now in that government briefing there were some encouraging signs with the medical director for the n.h.s. steven powell saying that we are seeing a flattening a leveling off in the number of new cases of coronavirus and then also we're seeing an early signs of stabilization in new hospital admissions and that's really important because of the way in which this disease plays out way affects the human body the time lag between when an infected person starts to show symptoms and then if they deteriorate and become ill when they're hospitalized and sadly if they died and so because of that we're going to see this delay in the way it plays out in the death toll figures so you need the number of new cases and the number of heart hospitalizations to come down before you see any lowering of the death toll but that is unlikely to happen any time soon sadly we're going to see that they get continuing to rise in the coming weeks and where a very tall hovering near 10000 as i say how is the gove

thursday april the 2nd europe's a lot tempers fray pharmacy workers in france report abuse while in italy food supplies and economic hardships push people to the. big big change 3 people keep losing their jobs remain locked up or risk of a crisis much worse than anything before internal e.u. squabbling stalls much needed financial help for struggling countries like italy to weather the economic fallout with members are uneasy at sharing the pandemic in jews dead. and the pentagon tries to source around 100000 body bags and with shortages and overrun facilities in the us with a number of deaths is expected to soar in the coming weeks. his art international from moscow is just 1 pm here this thursday my name is kevin 0 in welcome to this 30 minute world news round up 1st these are the latest figures in the covert 1000 pandemic today the total number of coronavirus cases around the globe is very now towards a 1000000 the number of deaths continues a troubling rise to it's now more than $48000.00 with billions on the locked out over 200000 people though have recovered. france has no surpassed

we'll ask mateo renzi, italy's former prime minister, when we come back. >>> italy's finally turning a corner in the fight against coronavirus. the situation is critical and number of new cases is declining and in a new milestone, more than 20,000 people have recovered from coronavirus. i want to go to nbc's matt bradley live in st. peter's square in rome. matt, what is the situation there? >> reporter: well, as you can see, ali, this is the lockdown. holy week is now indoors. there's no one in the square today here. this should be packed with tens of thousands of faithful carrying, you know, paulms and olive bramp oli oli olive branches but there's the police telling people to leave. the lockdown is entering the fifth week and why we have seeing it coming up in the numbers, even though it is devastating for the economy. this is a lesson for the u.s. seeing the effectiveness of this lockdown, starting to see a plateau. i don't want to be too optimistic. we have seen a couple of days with them going down but starting to see convincing evidence that the lockdown really has been working

turning now to italy, which the u.s. vice president said as we reported there, america was most comparable to. more than 700 people have died in the last day alone. there are signs that the rate of infections may have peak. italy's new nof freedom in parents are allowed to take the childrenut for a brief walk. after three weeks of lockdown, it's a breath of liberty. but taken with apprehension. >> the measures are working. i am happy that they are in place. inside the whole day. we need actualight. the children need space. >> the infection rate is growing -- slowing, but the fear is that if restrictions are let-up too soon they could get a false sense ofmb securand s can start jumping again. deaths are still soaring and among them, doctors. >> the doctor the died this week is one of the 66 doctors lost of the outbreak. his friend say it would not have happened if they had have the supplies they needed. >> we are angry and shocked. equipment for doctors. we feel vulnerable. wars must be organized during peacete, not battl

stands behind italy and their apologizing to italy for the response that has been delivered thus far. how was that received in italy and what does it tell us about the concern elsewhere in europe that the letter was written? >> it really was quite an letter. it was free well received, i don't think that there is any anything that europe left italy out to drive. however, there is a clear sense and a clear desire among the political class in the government and in the opposition as well, italy does not want to be stigmatized i any agencies, it doesn't want to be seen to be a double victim of this virus, of the devastation but also a victim of what could happen in markets, it did seem to be weak and having to turn to brussels for a bailout. responses i think the to the letter is positive, do they really want to make the point that italy doesn't want to get a bailout? it wants some sort of collective response which we haven't seen yet. >> what is likely to be the extent of the economic impact? we have seen today that unicredit has reached an agreement with the unions for 5200, that is just

italy's streets empty like they have been for the past 3 weeks. police are on patrol to ensure citizens only leave their homes when strictly necessary. the lockdown has altered daily life in italy and brought the country's economy to a halt all non-essential businesses have had to shut down many people have lost their jobs or have seen their salaries cut some are now unable to afford even the basics of thirty's and individual citizens have stepped in handing out meals to those in need but these initiatives are hardly enough and the risk of social unrest in italy is growing the mayor of naples has warned that the lockdown can't continue indefinitely. but we will soon need something close to normal economic activity. otherwise not only will we have thousands of coronaviruses deaths but we will also have millions of unemployed people be you'll need. organized crime will stop it can spend money and they can spend it faster than the government. will stop in sicily police are patrolling supermarkets after reports of shoppers refusing to pay italy isn't

countries, not italy. should italy still remain a member of the eu? i think so but i would like to have another europe. in the bookshops, reopened this week, italy's historical ties with europe ayean cho but as are its current battles also, with a disease that has shaken the roots of european cooperation. i was pro- european and i have changed my mind. ido european and i have changed my mind. i do not believe in the union anymore because i do not think there is solidarity. we feel betrayed. i fell european so feel betrayed. i fell european soi feel betrayed. i fell european so i hope everything will change. we need europe and europe needs asked and i believe that italy will break if we go out from europe. this country has fought many battles in its long history but now one with its allies to help it emerge, recover, rise up again. president trump has played down the dangers of a second wave of coronavirus cases later in the year. mr trump said there could be "embers of corona" that combined with seasonal f

our top stories: expect it to be like italy — the trump administration expect it to be like italy — the trump administration issues a stark warning about the spread of coronavirus. together, we have the power to save countless lives. we are attacking the virus at every front, with social distancing, economic support. a grim milestone in the uk — the daily death toll passes 500 for the first time. italy extends its stringent lockdown measures, but families are now allowed to take their children for a walk. and the painter, david hockney, in lockdown in france, shares with us some of the drawings that have kept him busy. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us vice president has warned americans to expect a coronavirus scenario comparable to italy. there have now been more than 200,000 confirmed infections in the united states, and more than 4,500 deaths. in new york alone, nearly 400 people died in the past 2a hours. people in florida and texas are now being told to stay at home. all this after president trump warned of a rough few weeks ahead. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, report

italy is going through a tragedy. your death toll as a result of coronavirus now stands at more than 25,000. you have clearly suffered more than other countries in europe. why do you think that is? we saw the pandemic, the spreading in our country before the others, before the other european countries, and they followed us two weeks later than we started, at the end of february. until now, we are working a lot, the curve already is touching the plateau, is coming down, but of course, we are concerned about some regions still under pressure. we saw that it was necessary, solidarity, union among all countries, at a european level, and this solidarity meant, also, a system of co—ordination for all the action and all the distribution of medical equipment that is necessary to win this battle. so in order to go on, our country worked a lot, just because we were hit before, in order to help all the others to go out of this time. minister, you talk about solidarity, and in a short while, we will talk about solidarity with t

italy's coronavirus problem has now plateaued. the government has taken the first small step to ease the draconian lockdown. but enormous damage has been done. the country's weaknesses have been exposed. a debt—ridden inefficient economy now faces a prolonged recession, and in the midst of economic vulnerability, there are fears of a resurgence of italy's age—old scourge, organised crime, the mafia. one of those sounding the alarm is the veteran mayor of palermo in sicily, leoluca 0rlando. italy sits at the heart of europe, but it looks much more vulnerable than many of its neighbours. are the country's leaders capable of meeting this once—in—a—lifetime challenge? minister vincenzo amendola, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. italy is going through a tragedy and your death toll as a result of coronavirus now stands at more than 25,000. you have clearly suffered more than other countries in europe. why do you think that is? we saw the pandemic, the spreading in our country before the others, before the other europe

numbers don't lie when you're tracking the pandemic though the numbers can mislead and misinformed italy is now more than a month into its national quarantine we speak with journalists there about the hits and misses in their coverage of covert 19 the latest social media platform taking steps to stop the spread of coronavirus misinformation is what's at its laying down some new rules plus our new call of duty can you hear me yes the conference call and it's no video game. covert 19 is a news story driven by the numbers how many countries have been infected how many people have it how many have succumbed to the virus what is the recovery rate and is the curve flattening and how quickly the data helps journalists quantify the scale of this pandemic and allows news consumers to assess the risk the numbers also inform governments on what measures they should take but the next time you're looking at the numbers consider this statisticians say that the way in which coronavirus data is collected interpreted and reported is a. apparently flawed we're not talking about misinformation we're talkin

takes a look at italy's worst crisis since the 2nd world war. the coronavirus didn't start but the country quickly became the european face of the struggle against. the disease started to spread in small towns in northern italy in february and by the time quarantine was imposed it was too late in a long body one of the best health systems in the world was quickly overwhelmed and the army had to be called in to help with the bodies exhausted doctors were fighting a new disease which claimed not just lives but social contact. as a matter of presentation. in on the dot this is a. very. very. hunter who was very very demanding but this is will be. and i believe. will be he says. i'm not the same. as the death rates soared italy imposed a strict lockdown to curb contagion and life changed beyond recognition the world looked on aghast this italy became the 1st european country to close schools non-essential shops and to tell people to stay home. some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world emptied overnight and images of the pope praying a

more than 50,000 deaths so far in italy alone. and now there are signs of a possible plateau in new infections. but this fight is far from over. sky news gets amazing access, going inside overwhelmed hospital emergency wards and intensive care unit, you will hear the critical warning from those on the front lines, you'll hear what they want the rest of the world to heed. now we take you into the red zone. >> isolation is the only antidote, and you feel very alone. there are people everywhere of course, but when you're in the red zone in the infection, and you want to stay well, you pray for this emptiness. this is a journ ny into the center of the coronavirus epidemic. a journey to see how people cope with an illness you can't beat with medicine an illness on the entire world, destroying society, infrastructure, and business. what was normal doesn't exist anymore. here what represented continuity and permanence, what links the past with the present, what reassured us of human kinds of advancement lies empty, as the virus spread we

that italy asked for help and where it didn't show up and then of course italy was was happy and couldn't really be blamed for taking the assistance that russia offered but nato has since. some shipments there it's not nato zone supplies but it's countries for example the czech republic suddenly came up on in this nato capacity with a bunch of protective gear and $10000.00 suits both for italy and spain and then sent them through a nato plane but you're right i mean nato spends so much of its time and so much of it's its public relation effort to prove that it is that it can take care of its own member countries that it can deter any russian attacks and then here you have 2 major nato allies italy and now the united states taking plane loads of supplies from russia so if you're sitting in the kremlin you've got a ready made narrative to show that nato can't take care of its take care of its allies that you know is not more powerful than moscow you know we were just looking at some pictures there of the russian military in northern italy that sprit disinfecting buildings propaganda video f

european countries were slow to send medical aid to italy. some even banned the export of vital medical supplies or addressing the european parliament in brussels today ursula from the lion apologized to italy and said that europe has now come together like never before to overcome the pandemic yes it is true that no one was really ready for this. it is also true that too many were not there on time when italy needed a helping hand at the very beginning and yes for that it is right that europe as a whole offers a heartfelt apology but saying sorry only counts for something if it changes behavior and the truth is true that it did not take long before everyone realized that we must protect each other to protect ourselves and the truth is that europe has now become the world's beating heart of solidarity it was or is love and the winds begin earlier today we spoke with our correspondent richard walker in brussels and we asked him does this apology mean more than just we're sorry. i think there are really 2 levels to this 2 aspects of this is as

elsewhere europe's long tempos for a pharmacy workers in france report abuse while in italy food supplies and economic hardship push people to the. good things don't change soon and people keep losing their jobs remain locked up at home we are risking the crisis much worse than anything before internal squabbling stalls much needed financial help for struggling countries like italy to weather the economic fallout with members sharing the pandemic which used. pentagon tries to secure around 100000 body bags amid shortages and overrun facilities in the us where the number of deaths is expected to soar in the coming weeks. hello this is art international from moscow has just turned 3 pm here this thursday my name's kevin oh in a warm welcome to this 30 minute world news round up i'm 1st these the latest figures in the covert $1000.00 pandemic today the total number of coronavirus cases around the globe is varying towards a 1000000 the number of deaths to continues its troubling rise it's now more than $48000.00 with billions under lockdown over 200000 people have recovered. let's start this

spain,ce,, italy, and new infections slowed in italy and intensive care infections to clyde. -- declined. italy is of particular concern. it had the weakest outlook of the member states. that was before the virus's drug. says hencial minister is willing to offer quick financial aid to minus all the red tape. do you see this as perhaps a sign of hope europe might be able to come together to fight this crisis? >> absolutely. they are going the right direction. moment for cohesion when the pandemic is finally contained. is most impacted by the shutdown. hit extremely hard. they will require fiscal support for quite some time. but kind of af protracted one-off. i have argued for many years that essentially it was designed for another era. werehen public deficits inflationary. is only one benefit to revisitemic, it is to that criteria. from have some comments italy, replying to the letter. saying it is time for the eu to be bold. what does a bold eu mean for investing in european assets? , it cannot be proceeding with transfer from private sector healthy balance sheets to private sector balan

well the spain italy and others have achieved easy access to cheap loans but these are only loans is not fresh money they have to pay it back at one point the italian fine is mr roberto god here he said vincentio i have one and also the dutch finance minister. on the other side said we have fun because no there will not be any corona bones no debt issue by all member states the common debt that is fiercely debated in the e.u. this has to be decided on the road to the time frame is not clear the e.u. fines mrs also agreed to have a recovery fund later on the size is unknown and also it's unknown how to finance this germany is strictly against these corona bones but italy is still fighting for them and back to you know the enormity of really what is at stake here for the european union should not be underestimated many people saying that the future of the block itself depends on how it navigates its corona crisis alternately based upon this plan will the money be enough but all the experts in brussels and also the european central bank says these emergency funds worth 540000000000 euro

solidarity in europe and germany faces pressure to help the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis italy and spain want germany to help in sharing the costs of recovery but berlin considers a so-called koroma bonds to be taboo in european solidarity survive coded 19 also coming out the various latest victim of the virus germany cancels its world famous october fest beer festival the various state leaders say it is just too risky to hold the event this year and press freedom at risk a new report warns that governments are using the pandemic to crack down on media across the globe. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we'll germany use its full financial muscle to help the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic as the crisis devastates economies across the continent italy's prime minister conte says that the full firepower of the european union is needed to overcome the shock to the system he wants germany and other wealthy northern european nations to issue shared debt in order to help countries such as italy and spain but that idea it is highly divisive. hospitals in it

it is that bad here, and for weeks we have said italy is different, italy is separate. and maybe coming into the middle of this week we are beginning to see measurements against italy, whether it is a better madrid this morning or still the great challenges we see in new york. francine: i just had an interesting conversation. i'm not sure how many people said it was different from italy, but if you look at the i amrn and the curves, and seeing them on an almost hourly basis, they look similar to the start of the epidemic in italy. i just had an interesting conversation with bill winters, unique perspective because he saw it unfolding in wuhan, in hong kong, and he told me clearly that the u.s. and the u.k. were too late to act on it. the fed president, eric spokeren, said that -- he to michael mckee in an exclusive conversation. >> with the rate cuts that we did at the emergency meetings earlier in march, we reduce the federal funds rate by 150 basis points. normally we would expect that to flow through to other financial markets pretty seamlessly, and you would see bor

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the risk of social unrest in italy is growing. the mayor of naples has warned that the lockdown can continue indefifinitely.. >> we will soon need something toto -- close to normal economic activityty. not only will we havave thousans of coronavirus deathths but millions will be unplayed. -- unemployed. organized crime will step in and they will spend the money faster than the government. >> i in sicily, police a are papatrolling supupermarkets afar shoppers had refused to pay. italy is not the only nation where the lockdown is hitting the hardest. it could be an example of what is to come in other countries paralyzed by the coronavirus crisis. >> i am joined from rome by our correspondent. how serious are fears that the longer the lockdown goes on, the more it could foster crime and socicial unrest? >> i think the fear off the virs is alslso turning to a fear of people not h hing enoughgh food and with that can lead to. particularly in the south of italy. this area is more poor and it has a higher employment rate. itit has the pr

hospitals in italy have faced a massive challenge to treat all their patients critically ill with cove in 1000 disease spain's prime minister has called the pandemic europe's biggest crisis since the 2nd world war with but help has come for some in the form of the german air force specially equipped planes have flown kovi patients from italy and france to hospitals in germany in all more than 200 sick people have been transferred from european countries even in the time of corona germany sees itself as a good european. if. we want to and he will show solidarity we've proved that in the past but this is a crisis that affects us all in terms of health and economically and financially that's why we must take care in these times that the e.u. states together. but when it comes to financial help germany is less ready to offer everything that is asked for the e.u. has agreed big support package it's worth more than 3 trillion euros to counter the economic effects of the crisis such as the huge hit to european tourism but italy france and spain would like brussels to go further and issue coro

take place when they fear the festival could lead to a spike in corona virus infection also coming out italy and spain one germany to help them share in the costs of their recovery from the coronavirus pandemic but the so-called corona who can european solidarity is served by 19. after grown up hours death toll rises in britain the government is focusing its efforts on developing in fact the 1st human trials such begin to treat. but i must we begin in southern germany where the state of bavaria has canceled this year's october fest because of a coronavirus endemic the famous the festival in munich attracts more than 6000000 visitors annually authorities fear allowing the event to take place could trigger a spike in infections he. went to the site of the 1st where things look very different this year. in a normal year they would start setting up for the october fest in june and once it starts there would be hundreds of thousands of people here on any given day where i'm standing right now is where all the big beer tents would be but the only tents that are going to be here this year are from

nowhere is the human cost of the corona pandemic more painfully evident than in italy more than 13000 deaths the most in the world tonight italian lawmakers are asking their neighbors for help and if the european union doesn't get this right they warn that the e.u. itself could also become a victim of the virus. this is the day. get a pass to show whether or not it's a common european house we will soon need something close to normal economic activity we have to face and overcome and the public will challenge and emergency that's having a destructive impact on the health systems our economies and our social systems not only will we have thousands of coronavirus deaths but we will also have millions of unemployed and. we are not writing pages of a business handbook here we are writing the pages of a history book. also coming up the coronavirus has already appended daily life around the globe when the pandemic is over what kind of world will we live in will europe keep its promise to protect your data privacy these are plucked from the this platform is the european city should it confor

italy and spain one germany to help in sharing the costs of the recovery from the coronavirus and that may occur then consider so-called corona on the taboo cabinet european solidarity survive to cope with 19. press freedom at risk in your report once that governments are using the pandemic to crack down on media across the globe. but i must and welcome we begin in southern germany where the state of area has canceled this year's october fest because of the coronavirus fan demick the famous be a festival in munich attracts more than 6000000 visitors annually authorities fear allowing the event could take to take a stretch to trigger a spike in infections. went to the site of the utopia fest where things look very different this year. in a normal year they would start setting up for the a tobar fest in june and once it starts there would be hundreds of thousands of people here on any given day where i'm standing right now is where all the big peer tents would be but the only tents that are going to be here this year are from that corona virus testing facility over there normally million

italy and spain want to help in sharing the costs also recovering from the coronavirus pandemic consider the so-called corona taboo can the european solidarity survived call that 19. press freedom address a new report warns that governments are using the pandemic to crack down on media across the globe. we begin in southern germany where the state of the very air has canceled this year's october fest because of a coronavirus pandemic the famous fear festival in munich attracts more than 6000000 visitors annually authorities fear allowing the event to take place could trigger a spike in infections. went to the site off 1st where things look very different this year. in a normal year they would start setting up for the tober fest in june and once it starts there would be hundreds of thousands of people here on any given day where i'm standing right now is where all the big pier tents would be but the only tents that are going to be here this year are from that coronavirus testing facility over there normally millions of people travel to munich for october fests visitors from around the wor

italy's streets empty like they have been for the past 3 weeks. police are on patrol to ensure citizens only leave their homes when strictly necessary. the lockdown has altered daily life in italy and brought the country's economy to a halt all non-essential businesses have had to shut down many people have lost their jobs or have seen their salaries cut some are now unable to afford even the basics. authorities and individual citizens have stepped in handing out meals to those in need but these initiatives are hardly enough and the risk of social unrest in italy is growing the mayor of naples has warned that the lockdown can't continue indefinitely. but he still we will soon need something close to normal economic activity. otherwise not only will we have thousands of coronavirus deaths but we will also have millions of unemployed people need you'll need each local body that you know organized crime will stop and it can spend money and it can spend it faster than the government. will stop in sicily police are patrolling supermarkets after reports

italy faces a possible cut. dayal news 24 hours per powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts, i'm viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. let's talk about another exclusive conversation. coronavirus infection rates are falling and pressure is mounting to reopen. we are delighted to be joined for an exclusive conversation for the deputy health minister. thank you for giving bloomberg a little bit of your time. can you give us an idea of how soon you think the nationwide lockdown will actually and? >> thank you for your kind invitation. we plan to gradually to ease our measures. start withthat we industries. gradually, we would restart. gradually or this with some other measures. this is to avoid another outbreak. therotect working with population. we cannot jeopardize what this does with the lockdown saving thousands and thousands of lives. francine: can you give us more specifics on how you would reopen? were talking about distancing? is it also wearing masks that work? >> exactly. i think all the industry

italy fears of unrest are growing as we coronavirus threatens to bring the economy to its me police are now deployed. in southern italy as people run out of food and money local leaders say restrictions simply cannot go on forever. the french and german border are turning that region in corona virus and trying to find just how the virus spreads and how we can best be any and afghanistan stepping up its efforts to contain 19 but now faces an extra challenge from the thousands of people who are returning home from iraq also coming up tonight the coronavirus brings some good. pet store around the world with millions of home in the. millions of our 4 legged friends are getting some quality quarantine. in the shelters are also seeing a surge in adoptions in the. viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world well we begin tonight on this april 1st in a new month with a new worries about the corona virus pandemic governments around the world are scrambling to find ways to stop the virus and that includes reese. strictures on people's movements italy is in its 4th week of a na