don thank you and. this is do w. news live from berlin using tanks to tackle the coronavirus german developers are working on a new smartphone app that will warn people if they've been close to someone who's tested positive for code 19 also on the show americans brace for a tough week ahead he was president donald trump warns that the death toll from corona virus could rise significantly basques as a number of cases in the country tops 3 times brit 1000 plus football in nicaragua

is still being played despite the coronavirus bringing the sport to a halt and most of the world footballers have expressed fears about playing during the pandemic but that fell on deaf ears. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us germany has not reached the peak of the corona virus outbreak that's according to chance or uncle america the chief of staff of the bone says it's still too early to relax measures aimed at slowing the spread of the virus but policymakers are already exploring ways to stop the spread of new infections once restrictions are lifted one option is a smartphone app to track people's movements and warn them if they've had contact with someone who's tested positive for code 19 but here in germany data protection is a big concern. our mobile phones could become an important weapon in the fight against

the corona virus and germany could see the benefits very soon so where developers are working on tracking ups which would enable a loosening of restrictions on movement without compromising data privacy the op registers with their smartphones with the op installed on contract people who are in the vicinity of the user for a particular amount of time if the up user tests positive for corona all the people they had contact with can be notified and warned the hope is that possible cases of infection can be isolated more quickly according to calculations however it only works if 60 percent of the population uses the up. leg of that as long as it's free and it doesn't come from above i think it's completely ok mid level everyone has a smartphone by now which they use to look at everything with an app that bed registers your location around the clock that's why it makes sense it's what they did in china. the data protection laws are far stricter in europe than they are in

china however which is why using the us to be voluntary and anonymous it's not programmed to love the users location only the distance between them journalist is monitoring the ops development i'm not. guns and what's all is so crucial in this that the information is only saved on my telephone at 1st it's not uploaded anywhere not stored at a central location somewhere this way if i were to test positive i could then decide to share the information voluntarily. the corona could be launched in germany this month just under half of all germans have signaled a willingness to install it one of them being americal herself well for more let's bring in 5 ian schmidt from d.w. science hello to you 5 in so we're hearing that this app is to be able to meet german data protection standards as being built in a way that protects privacy but what exactly does this mean in terms of how this

app works. yes. if we look at the chinese and south korean apps which are basically based on the geo tracking that most mobile phones have activated this works completely differently it doesn't really try to your general graphical location where you all registered some will send it off into the cloud but what it does is it basically works was bluetooth bluetooth is a kind of media area communication between smartphones and so if you are in the vicinity of someone who also has a smartphone that has little to lose it will register that you've been in contact with that person and only that fact will be sent into as a cloud and it will only be stored there for 2 days so the point is will never register where you are but just whom you had contact with and once you press the button then all the people who have had contact was will be informed by

that was the data will be deleted after 2 days so data protection is very very high on this. side but how does this actually help stop the spread of the corona virus. the idea is that if someone has tested positive and he gets a positive test result he's probably still in the early stages of being infective and so if everybody who has been in contact with him the last 2 days gets the information. then the likeliness that these people can also. be more way off the danger and maybe check themselves consulted doctors asked what they should do maybe just avoid other contacts is much better and this is really is a crucial period that the medical doctors have concluded that should be taken into

account all right fabienne schmidt from our science desk we thank you very much. let's get a check of some of the other stories making news this hour the british government is warning it may ban outdoor exercise unless people observe social distancing sunny weekend weather has seen large crowds gathering in city parks later on sunday queen elizabeth will make a rare broadcast appeal to britons to show courage in dealing with the crisis nearly 5000 people have now died in the u.k. . in uganda thora these are donating food to vulnerable people living in the capital kampala a lockdown has hit the poor especially hard in the city where many earn a living selling goods on the street activists have accused ugandan security forces of using beatings and shootings to enforce the restrictions. hundreds of migrants are being forced to return to venezuela from neighboring colombia despite an

economic crisis in their home country they're unable to earn a living in colombia due to strict quarantine measures bus service has been cut amid the pandemic and most have to make the long journey on foot. u.s. president donald trump has told americans to brace for a tough week ahead numbers of corona virus infections and deaths are spiraling while public health officials struggle to equip hospitals with what they need the president seems to have largely stopped downplaying the scale and the danger while u.s. citizens are now adapting to the precautions that are needed to limit the spread of the virus. reality bites refrigerated trucks outside to manhattan hospital to store bookies because the morgue is full under the gaze of the empire state building. on the street signs that people realize that serious new york is now where mosques i'm gloves and public. soldiers are deployed to help

extraordinary times and even as. aid from unusual places. i look better expression you go to war with what you have not what you need right now we're not at the apex so we're still in the stage where we have the luxury if you will of gathering as much as we can so the 1000 ventilators i was in from china and the 140 from oregon were still shopping. the rest of the united states is watching new orleans is open to medical support facility and a convention center to ease the strain on local hospitals it'll take patients too sick to be a home who don't need intensive care right now as is being accurately reported in new orleans that region or instruction parishes that's the biggest hot spot that's

where we're most likely to exceed our capacity to deliver health care of the soonest and so that's where we're looking at. the pandemic is not tony spreading fear it's also awakening gratitude for those risking their health to others i know if it's really nice to give us hope. today is palm sunday for millions of christians around the world it marks the start of holy week leading up to easter but with churches and other places of worship off limits due to coronavirus it's shaping up to be very different than usual here's a look now at how many are keeping the faith in the time of a pandemic the o.t. ensconce be seen but the message remains the same.

today in the tragedy of a pandemic in the face of the many false securities that have now crumbled in the face of so many hopes betrayed in the sense of abandonment that weighs upon our hearts jesus says to each one courage open your heart to my love it will feel the consolation of god who sustains you. in india churches were closed leaving a few to offer quiet prayers outside. today i prayed that this coronavirus should end in india and people can return to their normal lives as priests handed out palms in jerusalem's old city people prayed for the same thing. we learned. and they return we pray for oil. carry more of this phenomena right here

you can see if. you prefer to go out in the philippine capital manila priest gave drive by blessings to people crowded into the streets even with a mask it was an article of faith to be there others took no chances. i made this improvised face shield. so i'm protected from the virus even if people sneeze on me from any direction for many prayer in a pandemic brings new hope. there are only 4 national football league that we know of still in action since the coronavirus has shut down the sports nicaraguan spring that i lead to is among them and it's enjoying a surge in popularity as a result but the footballers and even some fans are against having matches during a pandemic playing a game while the coronavirus runs rampant in the world affects the level of

intensity normally seen players in nicaragua had already expressed fears about hitting the pitch during the pandemic but that fell on deaf ears club owners and the league made the decision to continue without consulting the players during the interview the goalkeeper for a mic arrived one side day for tivo said the players try to avoid touching each other. and mentally one isn't focused on the game instead you think opponents could have the coronavirus. you know. football fans in the country aren't allowed to attend the matches and some don't fully support the idea of holding games. if this is going on i think it's a bad decision on behalf of the directors and the league because they are risking the health of the players and their families because we have seen in other countries in italy spain famous players who have tested positive for corona virus

court and are even nicaragua's football federation has not decided to complete the season yet if things get worse they plan to suspend action however right now football fans worldwide are tuning into nicaragua the league has even received interest to broadcast games from as far as sweet. as well as the current virus confines millions of people around the world indoors one of the big issues is boredom and trying to keep a positive attitude so a lot of clever people are coming up with fun and innovative ideas to keep themselves and others entertained like these individuals in farsi lonna have aleck . desperate times call for desperate measures so why not throw a good party from your balcony. that's what these 3 housemates thought when the spanish government told everyone to stay

indoors because of the coronavirus. after having enough of sitting around they invited everyone around them to join in. last. now there balcony festivities have become a bit of a neighborhood sensation. every friday and saturday they play music and entertain and through social media their neighbors can request songs send messages and birthday wishes to friends and family or just dance. so popular out there vents that the 3 friends now also started their own radio station streaming online. but it's not only the neighbors that i enjoying the fun some uninvited guests also showed up. to join the

party. pays up and that's the latest from v.w. news my colleague rebecca rivers will be here at the top of the hour with another update for you american evanston thanks for the company and space in. the global corona crisis you can find more information online d.w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels. i was issued when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room. it was hard.