part of our. world report documentary stories may change or you know. this is d.w. news live from the end of the covert 19 death toll in the us souls past 2000 in one day it's the highest anywhere in the world president donald trump says he wants to reopen america but the world health organization is warning that lifting restrictions too early could lead to a deadly resurgence also coming out of poverty pushes millions in india to defy the

national law for down to it's a question of survival as the poorest are forced to scavenge for food. and 75 years on the horror is still vivid remembering the victims of journeys death camps one of the last remaining survivors calls for compassion for those displaced by war today. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program the world health organization is warning that lifting restrictions imposed over the coronavirus crisis too early could bring a deadly resurgence of the covert 19 pandemic has reached another grim milestone with the global death toll now more than $100000.00 the united states is close to overtaking italy as the country with the world's highest death toll president donald trump says he wants to re-open america. it's possible but nearly one 3rd of

all cases in the world are now in the u.s. . passengers have thinned out on new york subways but that snow is surance to many people who need the ride it's a very frightening experience i need to find out what that one thing right now yeah like you know if there's a lot of help if you want to take the whole thing so you can get away for the next training getting fired so that's not me. you know your kids you don't listen to that that's a problem keeping your distance from others experts agree that social distancing combined with aggressive testing of suspected cases is the fastest way to tackle coded 19 but there aren't enough tests for the job in new york and elsewhere in the u.s. new york's governor says companies now cannot provide the numbers needed we need. an un precedented mobilization where government can produce

these tests in the millions president trump pointed to progress in the numbers of new cases on the other side you have the numbers of ringback beds being used we're just saying are substantially reduced that's usually the sign that it's heading in the downward curve but the death toll continues to mount hundreds in new york die every day hospitals or repurpose in refrigerator trucks as makeshift morgues and in the cities reserved for on mark graves burials have spiked the weekly average is now being reached every day the rise is being attributed to coded 19. well while the number of deaths and infections in india has so far remained relatively low despite the enormous 1000000000 plus population already say they're wrapping up testing as the capital delhi and the financial have known by emerge as

hotspots and prime minister narendra modi is under pressure to extend a nationwide lockdown which is due to end next week. poverty is pushing millions of desperate people to defy india's lockdown orders it's a basic matter of survival this landfill just outside of new delhi has become a lifeline. for the past few days i've been eating whatever i can find here look here there's some bread. there are biscuits i'm going to eat that yeah. he and others scour heaps of waste looking for whatever they can survive on now and live on later. i don't know if i can resell anything at the moment but after a long time when the market reopens i'll try to sell it. to contain the coronavirus the indian government has chosen to confine all of its 1300000000 residents success

varies city to city state to state some areas are nearly empty with few people venturing out but for the millions living below the poverty line confinement isn't an option. i had a good life and all of a sudden my kids and i lost our jobs everything closed down this is no way to live what are we going to eat the 10 demick has dried up work and cause a mass exodus yeah people will die anyway either from hunger or coronavirus under these conditions it's best to return to the village at least there are roads says will be able to bury us with dignity. but while the poor flee they could potentially spread a virus throughout the country making the fight against kobe 19 even tougher to win . data. standing by for us in delhi maisha as we saw in that report the lockdown is having devastating effect for so many in india how long is it likely to continue. back of the sea the.

fishing grounds out next week but we are expecting a decision and announcement from the pragmatists the leadership if this knocked out the extended are not is going to be that you're saying that local leaders across the found she put her decision on the extension of the snap knocked up by de santis have instead of this knock down to the end of you don't know what you're the even the on the pandemic hit you know i was in the midst of an economic slowdown and the not done has definitely had an impact on dengue and it's likely to have a resonating impact the decision is going to be condemning the state of the widest but also ensuring that some sectors that need to be. i'll start functioning however the government has the sense that things cannot go back to nominate social distancing will be one of the months to come. so the lockout is obviously

a necessary measure but what is the government doing to help those most vulnerable . but how about the government announced measures to. save the forest of the the jordan migrants in art and centers in cities like. that and opened a hostile city to gash chancellor has been made to construction workers and female however the government has any criticism for what was seen as plenty when the stock down was announced bass right alongside a lockdown at these measures announced that look could have had more confidence in stephen please instead of the end leaders we saw right at the big lot of s. so many migrants. in addition the government should have all sorts of security measures to ensure this the impact and what would happen so if the law don't extend this is going to be. they're going to have to see if the government is going to

have protections one of. the major jazz find delhi thanks very much. germany is marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of balkan vald one of the 2nd world wars most notorious concentration camps a commemoration was planned at the site of the camp because of the current restrictions on public gatherings a virtual remembrance ceremony is being held instead one of the last remaining survivors tells us his story. of a concentration camp april 945 shortly after the liberation it was one of the biggest death camps on german soil from 1937 till 945 the nazis imprisoned more than 260000 people here even even he survived the death camp as a young jew he was imprisoned in one of the many separate forced labor camps. if

you. want to be 11th the flood lights went dark the s.s. had gone. from afar we heard the rumble of cannon. nobody dared move many more were dying it. had been no food for days only the next day some of the russian prisoners went you know. the later we marched to it down here now it's much easier 56000 people were murdered. or died of starvation or illness. after the liberation of the death camp the american soldiers forced citizens of nearby weimar to visit the site to face the atrocities the corpses were piled up. remembering the atrocities remains important 75 years on but even even he wants to look forward and even mention the right to think of

the ones who are suffering today. who are fleeing fleeing a war or because they hope to find their power of a source where. those who drone in the ocean or who are stuck between borders that. don't tell me that this is something different. of course it is a little different but a lot of people turned a blind eye when it came to what happened with the jews. so if you've got the strength show empathy for those who need help you know. even even you is grateful for all the happy years he has lived since his liberation he knows life could have ended very differently today victims are remembered that the memorial on the site of the former concentration camp. let's take a look now at some more khurana viral virus related stories from around the world the united kingdom has saying a record daily death tolls

a passing italy's worst 980 people lost their lives there in just 24 hours amid concerns that britain's national health service lacks staff ventilate his and protective clothing. in rome the pope has conducted the good friday service without any worshippers present the faithful were able to watch a live stream of the east position pope francis will also strain his ace to message from the seclusion of his private library. apple and google have announced joint plans to create contact tracing technology to slow the spread of the virus the 2 companies mobile operating systems power 99 percent of the world's smartphones while a tracing app could be a powerful tool there remains concerns about privacy. but here in germany as in many other countries the traditional easter and spring holidays have a very different feel this year the partial lockdown means no trips to the coast or

travelling to meet up with family and friends wait pain out and about in the capital asking berlin is how they plan to spend the holiday weekend. springtime is here usually a time to enjoy the fresh air and generally let some steam off. but the corona virus has cast its shadow and the holidays are not what we're used to. post a firecracker of this morning bird of course the flight was cancelled the return flight was cancelled as leave and we would have had a family get together now we can't. so will stay home and 2 or 3 of us will have a small celebration. when you're going to a party here in berlin on a saturday that would last probably until monday so that was the plan 'd for is there. nothing happening any more so yeah the home of the chocolate. corona pandemic has changed everything the streets and squares around town are almost

deserted tourists can't come here and berliners can't get away. and can't even visit their grandparents. how are people coping. we have to improvise now we're going to bake cookies at home that's always fun we'll have to adapt to the situation. you know exploring other parts of the city would be a thing to do by yourself not to many people because you have to sort through this in scene don't forget that. i've been reading to reading has helped me to a lot in coffee i have to keep focus and not panic and enjoy every day life. because i think this is the best time to get out and jiggle that fat get out into something that makes you happy feel each day with love. usually at this time of year berlin's tourist attractions are teeming with people.

from around the world come here to see the sights and enjoy the night life without them berlin feels like a ghost town. but not all locals think this is a bad thing. cool that i can skate here now the square is completely empty i have so much room if it weren't for the coronavirus i couldn't skate all over the place because it would be crowded with people it's nice to see the not in the rush and you get to hear other sounds and see other stuff. i have to say i like not having. so many tourists around it's like being in a hollywood movie where everyone's had to leave the city. a little stuffed full of . many berliners are trying to take time out to do nice things during easter and leave their cares behind luckily here in germany in contrast to many other countries people are still allowed to spend time outdoors they still have to keep

their distance but most are trying not to let it get to them. still i wish everyone a happy easter make the best of it happy easter. here watching data with the news from berlin more news at the top of the hour and remember you can always get the latest headlines on the day w at the on our website d w dot com you can follow us on twitter and instagram too at stayed up with the news i'm rebecca races in berlin thanks very much for watching. but. oh a mug or just some other. food for the russian soldiers.

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