the 22020. 5th anniversary on d. dog. face is d.w. news live from berlin british prime minister virus johnson is admitted to hospital with persistent coronavirus symptoms downing street says he'll spend the night there for testing the prime minister 1st fell ill with covert 19 at the end of march we'll get a live update from london. also on the show britain's queen elizabeth tells her country to stay strong in the fight against the pandemic do you take comfort that

while we may have more still to india better days are ahead. we will be with our friends again. through me with our families again. in a rare televised speech the queen praises the doctors and nurses on the front lines and urges her country to tackle the crisis with results. and life after lockdown after months in isolation residents of the chinese city where the covert 19 pandemic began by taking some of the 1st steps towards resuming their normal lives . i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program we begin with some breaking news and british prime minister barak's johnson has been admitted to hospital 10 days after testing positive for the corona virus johnson has been in self isolation but

continues to have persistent symptoms including a high temperature he was taken to the hospital for tests on the advice of his doctor downing street says the admission is a precautionary measure. and let's go straight to london where our correspondent shiela part is standing by charlotte what more can you tell us. well downing street made sure to tell that this was not an emergency admission but a precautionary measure that the prime minister has to remain in the hospital overnight for some testing and as you said he had persistent symptoms of coronavirus he was tested positive for 10 days ago and has since then remained and self isolation and downing street number 11 he's had a high fever but he's also made sure to stay in charge of the government he's had several he sent out several messages via social media selfie videos that he took of

himself to make sure that he was still the face off the crisis but apparently these symptoms just left to his hospitalization tonight though downing street downing street says that he will remain in charge of the government and should these symptoms become more severe should he not be able to govern then foreign secretary dominic rop will take over a governor get the government response to corona and he will chair the crisis meeting tomorrow morning we also learned recently that johnson's pregnant fiance has also been experiencing coronavirus symptoms how is she doing. well see shortly after boris johnson was diagnosed left downing street and went to her apartment in the south of london she has had symptoms for the past week or so she has not been tested because of government guidelines here usually people are

only tested when for severe cases in the hospital but we know that c. of course is pregnant expecting the child in early summer but that she apparently is on the mend now the u.k. government has been criticized for its initial handling of the epidemic and we've seen infection rates rising rapidly in recent days as well as the number of deaths there tonight the queen addressed the nation urging britons to show discipline and resolve navigating what she called increasingly challenging times i want to come back to you but 1st let's take a look at what she had to say sunday's special address to the nation is only the 4th queen elizabeth has given in her nearly 70 years on the throne she stressed the importance of people keeping their distance from each other i also want to think there's of you who are staying at home. thereby helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families paid already felt by those who have lost loved ones

together we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we would overcome it warm and sunny weather at the weekend came as a welcome response for many in britain who have been cooped up in their homes but the large numbers who flocked to city parks have alarmed the authorities some parks are already been shot and the government is warning that tougher action could follow if people fail to observe social distancing. if you don't want to have to take the step to exercise all forms outside of your own home then you've got to follow the rules and the number of deaths in the u.k. is rising sharply reaching nearly 5000 this london convention center has been converted into a makeshift field hospital aman and. it's hoped the queen's address will help to

unite britain in the fight against the coronavirus we will succeed and that success will belong to every one of us we should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure better days were turned we will be with our friends again we will be with our families again we will meet again. shall it's incredibly rare for the queen to address the nation as we just heard in that pace and she's only done it 4 times in her own right how significant is this speech tonight. well it's a very significant speech and also much needed really for the country that she shows her leadership she was evoking that wartime spirit there and of course she herself has lived through the 2nd world war as a young heir to the throne and this might be just the biggest crisis she has faced

in her nearly 70 year reign she was also offering comfort there and it was quite emotional for the queen these words at the end saying that people will see their families again at some point and that we will meet again she remains in south isolation in her home with her husband in windsor castle and of course she has been hit by the crisis herself her eldest son the heir to the throne prince charles contracted the virus in early in march but has since recovered it shall apart thank you very much for the update. the chinese city of will hand the original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic has begun to re-open months after being in lockdown authorities are easing the restrictions that kept the city's $11000000.00 people at home now residents are slowly returning to the streets with some leaving their homes for the 1st time since january. life

inside were han it's still a place of fear and fascination as the city begins to move on from the crisis. in the us and within they say there are many infected people without symptoms so i'll wait until none of those people are out there before i feel safe but i'm worried even if there's only one case a day. i think people will have a psychological fear of the epidemic really it all depends on how individuals think . you know my heart come out every day and i'm not so scared but i have to take all the precautions in the right way. it's only the barricades that hinted anything other than business as usual at this market directed at the beginning of the outbreak they're slowly being taken down as their purpose becomes moot. who hands 11000000 residents are slowly emerging from their homes aging and

sleeping sleeping in a sing us i think it's really relaxing i've worked for more than 20 years and have never experienced something like this before. this couple takes advantage of the sunshine after 2 months inside. you. see when i had been confined for a long time somehow i sometimes felt depressed once how but when i thought about it and calmed down on myself i felt so fortunate that i hadn't caught the coronavirus . being healthy is better than everything is somewhat. the fear of being infected has not gone away as restrictions on residents. as residents return to their lives will it be the wu han they remember. let's take a look now at some of the other covert 19 stories making news this hour millions of

indians have switched off their lights and lit candles in a show of solidarity in the fight against the virus families confined to their homes by a nationwide lockdown gathered at their doors and windows india has seen its covert 19 tases rise in recent days to more than 3 and a half 1000. or 30 is in lumbered the tally and region worst affected by the corona virus has made it mandatory to wear face masks for anyone going outside the region remains in lockdown but residents can leave their homes for essential activities such as exercise or grocery shopping. in uganda authorities are donating food to vulnerable people living in the capital camp pala a lockdown has hit the poor especially hard in the city where many earn a living selling goods in the street activists have accused ugandan security forces of using beatings and shootings to enforce the restriction. but today is palm

sunday for millions of christians around the world it marks the start of a holy week leading up to a step with churches and other places of worship off limits to to coronavirus it's shaping up to be a very very different than usual here's a look at how many a cape in the face in the time of a pandemic. the audience can't 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 you 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 powers in jerusalem's old city people prayed for the same thing. we learned. in the return of replay right. there remove this photo now of the right people you can see. to pray for good in the philippine capital manila priest gave drive-by blessings to people crowded into the streets. even with a mosque 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. with the coronavirus keeping

millions of people around the world indoors many are struggling to keep of positive attitude add young kids to the mix and you've got a very challenging situation alex forrest whiting gave us her this inside of her new normal life from the confines of her berlin apartment. welcome to our home which is now also the home office the home school and the home kindergarten this is my husband nick working in what's supposed to be a bedroom. this is charlie who's almost 10 and he usually found slugging it out at the kitchen table with his mountain of homework and this is 3 year old cecilia known as c.c. who is the one member of the family throwing. in this new reality. we live in an apartment in berlin right next to a rather beautiful church but we don't have access to a garden or even

a bone pinney so at times things can feel a little bit claustrophobic. and none to arthur so mums thought was through for me me me me. this was a car this is. she she can join to go over everyone has to help out around the flaps. well i say help no. but there are also some fun things about having to stay home. every morning c c can meet kindergarten friends and teachers online because because go outside march we try to do some exercise inside each day.

we've even done a reenactment of the fairy tale little red riding-hood well it does help having a designer as a husband even if you did make me play the old grandmother. look i'm not going to pretend that this is all you see it isn't who we are trying to do is to appreciate what we do have which is the other. you know watching data we'll have more headlines at the top of the hour until then stay up to date on our web site do you ever you don't come to thanks very much for watching. i'm going crazy thing in full time. how to handle all the new lives in times of the koran a pandemic reporter. just like everyone else and she's looking for answers thankfully with the help of cleaning expose.