more than 37,000 people have tested positive for the virus in germany, but the relatively low number of deaths in the country — around 200 — is puzzling experts. 0ur berlin correspondent jenny hill reports. for so many, it is about survival. this german knitwear factory now churning out masks. it's that, the owner tells us, or go bust. translation: this is not about making big money — it's to help people who urgently need masks and of course it's to create a certain level of security for our company. germany's politicians are taking no chances. today, they approved of the biggest economic rescue package in modern german history. it's costing them. they have had to abandon a commitment never to take on new debt. no angela merkel today. she's self—isolating after her doctor tested positive for the virus. most of her citizens

are also staying at home. everyone in bavaria is currently restricted... too early, say the experts, to tell whether the lockdown is working. more than 37,000 people have been infected, around 200 have died. earlier, the government's health adviser said he doesn't really know why germany's death rate is so low. it is thought fast and widespread testing might be a factor. germany has tested more than 400,000 people this month. a lot of those people were younger, returning from ski trips in the alps. that, say some, might contribute. the virologists, the medics we have spoken to, are all puzzled but also wary, warning that germany's death rate could yet rise in line with that of other countries. these, they say, are early days. for germany, just the beginning.

but already an evening ritual. applause for germany's health workers who are readying themselves for the worst. so, i am worrisome looking at the next days and i don't know, i fear it will develop like in italy. if it will not happen, then we did everything correct. if it will happen, we will have to deal with the situation as the italian people at the moment do, with the most efforts they can do. in aachen, they are reviving the relics of an ancient martyr — saint corona, said to protect against epidemics. some scientists have cautiously suggested that the infection rate might be slowing. it is too soon to be sure but it gives this country hope. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. the homeless are particularly vulnerable during this crisis. many rough sleepers have underlying health conditions and are not

able to self—isolate. last year, the authorities recorded almost 9,000 people sleeping on the streets of london alone. now, hotel accomodation is being provided for some by the greater london authority — together with charities. even from a social distance, the lens captures hard times. it reveals the journeys of the past, and the upheavals of the present. the homeless are citizens of an emptying city. left stranded by the lockdown. chris from tyneside has been homeless for ten years. he sells the big issue magazine to try and raise money. it's very, very lonely. it was lonely to start with but due to the huge lack of people around, it's very sort of boring. it's depressing. you don't get people stopping

and saying hello any more. he can't sell magazines any more, so his income has vanished. london has nearly 9,000 rough sleepers. but keep away from me, i don't want to die yet! i'm 74, i'm vulnerable. we kept our distance. sorry! lord bird, founder of the big issue, was once homeless himself. now he campaigns for them. what needs to be done now is we need to be giving homeless people places off the streets, three square meals, all the medical help because these are the most dangerous times. but there is a plan for safety that could take kris and others off the streets in the time of the virus. working with charities, the greater london authority is offering 300 hotel beds for the homeless. i've got somewhere to go tonight. it could be anywhere in london, just a matter of waiting to find out. are you happy? i'm quite happy now, knowing that i've got that assurance there. these were the last hours before

the government's lockdown. and under a railway bridge, the crowds were thinning. the buskers' takings were meagre. across the way, the bedding of a 29—year—old homeless woman who is fearful for the future. yeah, like accommodation, yeah, to house us, that would be brilliant. i would love that. but not to get locked up and treated like criminals, you know? that's. .. ..that‘s, come on, we're human, like everyone else. the homeless aren't being locked up but suspicion can be deep of a world that is so often hostile to them. guitar plays. # in shop doorways, under bridges # in all our towns and cities # you can glimpse the makeshift beds. ..#. and now one of britain's foremost performers, himself under lockdown, has written a new verse of an iconic

song, pleading for kindness towards the people of the street. kindness is a word that seems to have dropped from a meaningful vocabulary and i think it's... ..it‘s all we can do, as human beings, realising we've got this thing in common. # so how can you tell me that you're lonely? # and you say for you that the sun don't shine? # let me take you by the hand # and lead you through the streets of london # i'll show you something to make you change your mind #. streets of london ending that report by fergal keane. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.

hello, thanks very much forjoining us. hello, thanks very much forjoining us. thomas bach has indicated that the postponed tokyo 0lympics could be held in the spring of 2021 as a special task force looks at all options. some ministers took the opportunity to watch a small ceremony in the northeast of tokyo with plenty of precautions. an 0lympic cauldron was lit. yesterday's decision to postpone the game was a tough one. it was very ha rd to game was a tough one. it was very hard to take because first of all, we had to consider the dreams of the 0lympic we had to consider the dreams of the olympic athletes, which we wanted to make come true. given the latest

worldwide dramatic developments in the spreading of the virus, we did not see the opportunity any more to organise 0lympic not see the opportunity any more to organise olympic games which safeguard the help of everybody. with that postponement in mind, amir believes the boxer professional should reconsider and of waiting another year. i think the best choice was to state amateur and go to the alley games because it gives you a head start, so when i turn rational after the games people can hear who the icon was. i think sportsmen and women should hold tight and wait for the olympics because that gives him a great platform. i just because that gives him a great platform. ijust feel because that gives him a great platform. i just feel that because that gives him a great platform. ijust feel that it is another year of training, preparing, to stay strong because having the

background from the olympics will give them a head start going into the professional ranks. on the aircon there. vicki holland was the first reddish woman to win a trap on metal in rio. —— british woman. while she understands the need to postpone the games, she says it will make things more difficult for her. earlier on make things more difficult for her. earlieron in their make things more difficult for her. earlier on in their careers they will feel like another it year they can put another year's worth of strength and. i'm probably towards the end of my career and i was looking at one last push going into the summerand then looking at one last push going into the summer and then possibly thinking about wiping things down a little bit. i got to think about, there's another winter to go and it is quite tough. so we do try to escape the winter a little bit, we've actually just been

escape the winter a little bit, we've actuallyjust been in australia so i think that's the sort of thing that we will try to plan into next year. the rugby football union are braced for losses of up to £50 million over the next 80 months asa £50 million over the next 80 months as a result of the outbreak. bill sweeney says the closure of twickenham will have a significant impact on revenues. they were offered of relief package for £7 million to help struggling clubs mainly through loans. the organisers of wimbledon say the decision regarding this year's term and it will be made next week. the club say they are continuing to evaluate all scenarios for the championships suspension possibility. laying behind closed doors has been ruled out as an option. —— playing. some of the biggest stars of the premier league have a launch football united, an initiative with the aim of raising £100,000 to level communities through the pandemic. rhys james are among those backing the project. proceeds will be

collected by the national emergency‘s trust and used to support elderly and vulnerable people. athletes are —— it's a range of initiatives, bright and have also started a campaignfor bright and have also started a campaign for clubs that donate tickets to front line nhs staff tackling the coronavirus. the club had set aside 1000 tickets for game for when the premier league returns. bournemouth also took up the challenge and said they would offered the same next season the last —— following a conference call on tuesday. it means all levels of the game are united in the desire to end the season given there is no realistic positivity —— possibility of starting again in the future. one of starting again in the future. one of many signs that could challenge

them. this will allow clubs to cut costs at a time when many are facing hardships. there is plenty more reaction to the olympics and paralympics being moved to next year over on the bbc sport website. for now, we will see you soon. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me tonight are laura hughes of the financial times and harriet line from the press association. tomorrow's front pages starting with the daily mirror. the daily mirror leads with the huge response the nhs got when asking for volunteers to help deal with the crisis. the express goes with the same story, saying over half a million people have signed up. the mail also leads with the volunteers, along with the news that the prince

of wales has contracted the virus. the financial times reports calls to speed up the rollout of testing for nhs staff. the times says the government has ordered three and a half million testing kits which could be ready to use "within weeks" if they are shown to work. the telegraph also goes with that story, claiming these tests could allow the economy to get back on its feet quickly. and the guardian reports that the government will announce measures to help self—employed people tomorrow. so, let's begin. first of all, laura's on the left. could you either waive or not to show that you can hear me and our connections are working? normally we would have you in the studio. we got you both in your homes. it's awful now because all the viewers will get to snoop inside people's homes, i noticed the first thing you've done is got rid

of every picture or paper or anything. i have no evidence for how you might live your lives, but i wa nt to you might live your lives, but i want to start with the daily telegraph with this fascinating picture of the queen speaking to borisjohnson from picture of the queen speaking to boris johnson from windsor. the thing that stands out to me is that retro phone she's got, which i last saw it in about 1985. harriet, what did you make a? absolutely. it is the sort of thing you would imagine the sort of thing you would imagine the queen would have, very retro, very old school. you can't normally see the front so you don't know whether it's one of those what you put your fingers with awe in and we re put your fingers with awe in and were let round or rather she has buttons. the queen having her weekly audience via the telephone with the prime minister. they will have wa nted prime minister. they will have wanted this out there on the front pages to show that the queen is in good health after her son, prince charles announced today he has contracted coronavirus, although we

are told he is also in good health. hejust has mild are told he is also in good health. he just has mild symptoms and is still working from home. it has not gone down too badly but there are of course fears because he's in his 70s but that also the queen who was in her 90s and if she was to contracted, it would be in that high risk category. laura, i assume there isa risk category. laura, i assume there is a micro picture of borisjohnson. have you seen that on that front page? standing up respectively. he would not sit down when he spoke to the queen. clearly, it's an important moment. normally this audience would be meeting in person where as now it's on the phone. laura, your thoughts? he does have his hand in his pocket. laura, your thoughts? he does have his hand in his pocketlj laura, your thoughts? he does have his hand in his pocket. i missed that! more interestingly, as the press never really find out about the