an exclusive report from our destroyed cities. from in the sense of virus storage may 20th on w. . this is d w news live from berlin a stay at home over the easter weekend that was the message from germany's president in a rare televised address that french alter steinmeyer calls on germans to show solidarity and let the crisis to bring out the best in society also coming up. the united states overtakes italy to become the country with the highest death toll from the coronavirus pandemic public health experts say the u.s.

could see hundreds of thousands of deaths if lockdowns are relaxed after a month plus. china has recorded an uptick in imported infections of coronavirus now africans living there say they're being a victim and harassed on the streets as chinese officials accuse them of spreading the virus. we began here in germany where the federal president has urged the german people to show solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic in a rare televised address a friend vulture steinmeyer asked of germans to do their part by staying at home over the long easter weekend his speech also looked beyond germany to the global response to the pandemic. and will we search worldwide for a joint way out of the crisis is will we fall back into isolation and unilateralism

tiled in view to let us pool all of our knowledge and all of our research so that we can find vaccines and treatments more quickly. and live this ensure within the global alliance that the poorest and most vulnerable countries also have access. to the ninety's and know this kind is not a war. to not stand against other nations soldiers against soldiers rather this is a test of our humanity. it is bringing out both the best and the worst in people so let us show each other the best in us. and let us show that in europe as well. germany cannot emerge strong and fit from this crisis if our neighbors are not strong and fit as well. it is not without reason that this blue flag is

standing here 30 years after german unity 75 years after the end of the war we germans are not merely asked to show solidarity we are obliged to do so isn't it so for finished it well for more i'm joined by g.w. political correspondent hans brandt urging solidarity from germany to other european countries do we know in concrete terms what mr meyer means by that. well i think you couldn't interpret his reference to the war rhetoric rejecting the war rhetoric as a kind of criticism of donald trump in the united states of other european leaders such as the french president a man who in the core who has been using this kind of bellicose language. is also responding to the fact that here in europe the 1st response to the corona crisis was a very nationalistic one a nationalistic impulse borders were close the export of medical equipment was

prohibited here in germany as well and he sees that as the wrong way of dealing with this crisis he's calling for concrete sort of therapy for instance there are hundreds of patients from italy and france covert 9000 patients being treated in germany but he's also i think referring to a much higher level in this discussion within the european union as a very acrimonious debate going on about how the rebuilding of the yukon and me in europe can be financed and germany as the richest country in europe is very much in the focus of this discussion and there to shine my i think is calling for solidarity what chancellor angela merkel has addressed the public several times on this topic and she is the one with the power to make decisions why is president steinmeyer choosing to give base address now. yes indeed it is a very rare occasion it's hardly happened ever before partly it has to do with the function that the president has and german society his function basically is to talk to talk to people to talk to themselves to the society to meet people to shake

hands as it were all of that is not possible now in corona times and i think there's also a sense of a bit of a religious impulse playing a role here steinmeyer is a practicing christian and i think is appealing to other christians that under these circumstances there cannot meet in their congregations that have to stay at within the easter holidays in the east. week and a lot of people would like to go outside to meet the spring as it were to enjoy the springtime and he's calling for discipline for people to remain inside that's right we heard steinmeyer urging the public to show solidarity and play their part by staying home so how are germans coping with this crisis. i think one has to say that things have been going pretty well in germany so far the social distancing has worked well even though the restrictions here in germany are not as strong as severe as they are in other countries in europe one is allowed to go out on the

streets in pairs of 2 people and people have been sticking to that but everyone has been saying the proof comes this weekend comes these easter holidays if people stick to these rules now then there is a chance of things being relaxed within the foreseeable future. political correspondent thank you for that. and we will bring you the full speech from the german president in just over 10 minutes time well the united states has overtaken italy to become the country with the highest death toll from the coronavirus pandemic a tally by johns hopkins university shows the u.s. with more than 20000 deaths chicago and other cities across the midwest are bracing for a potential surge in victims public health experts have warned the number of u.s. deaths could search to $200000.00 if the current lockdown in most states is lifted after one month. well the w's correspondent all over

salad is in washington d.c. all over the u.s. has more deaths from cova 19 than any other country around 2000 people have died within 24 hours why is that. well if you were to ask president trump clear that he will tell you that this is in part because of the china was not honest about the development of the pandemic in their in their own country in the 1st place and then he also blames the world health organization for not declaring the corona virus. pandemic early enough but of course trump himself gets a big share of the criticism for not taking the threat seriously enough he in the beginning i'm sure you remember the sound bites he gave over and over again said it would go away just like a flu all of that and of course he had the election in mind about the impact of his words on the stock market on the economy and therefore is scared simply that he

would lose his reelection effort now that has changed his attitude towards the virus he's now giving this his famous now daily press briefings but then again he's challenging his experts there they want to keep the country shut he wants to open it up as soon as possible they urge the americans to wear face masks he says i don't see myself wearing wearing one so people might think that it can't be that bad if the president acts like that and also the late response of the government of the president is what got the country where it stands right now you're in the nation's capital washington d.c. what is the situation like now. well as in many parts of the united states here there's a stay in place order issued here fairly ok i would say as of now all of the numbers of confirmed cases is relatively low with 1800 confirmed and 50 casualties but that life changed very quickly because experts believe that the epi center is

going to move cells from new york city to other places like baltimore philadelphia and unfortunately also to washington d.c. so d.c. hospitals are right now bracing preparing for for a big surge of cases and casualties let's talk about that at the center in new york city we know schools there have been closed how are students and their parents coping well it's a challenge for everyone clear of most of the people experiences for the 1st time in their lives and it means students have to work from home parents have to role in home schooling them and at the same time they have to tell work from home so it's it's a struggle of course because they can't rely on any help like nannies for instance because of the social distancing rules in place and in addition to that social activities are canceled so it's a struggle and a challenge for students and families alike. all the very salat in washington d.c. thank you very much. in an effort to slow the spread of covert 19 in

turkey the government has imposed a lockdown for some 31 cities across the country and measure came into effect on friday night at midnight and is expected to remain in place for 48 hours the quick implementation of the shutdown it took many by surprise and caused confusion in many cities including and istanbul. taksim square at the heart of istanbul completely deserted it's an extremely rare site in a lively city with some 16000000 residents and district lockdown will remain in place for the entire weekend all shops even supermarkets about to close only pharmacies and buy curries are allowed to make deliveries the lockdown came into force on friday night just 2 hours after it was announced in many places long queues formed quickly outside shops videos posted online showed scenes of turmoil in some markets panic buying customers crammed into close contact many people

clearly angry about being given little or no notice of the shutdown by the government that was also criticism from istanbul's mere molo on twitter he wrote that the measures also took him by surprise. it would have been much better if the government had coordinated with us said that this happened the way it did i ask all citizens to please remain calm. turkey is currently seeing a sharp rise in the number of covert 19 infections latest figures show some 4800 new cases daily the hope is that the shutdown will slow its spread time to take a look now at some more coronavirus news from around the world aid organizations have begun and distributing face masks and information in yemen after the country recorded its 1st case of covert 19 on friday aid organizations are alarmed at a possible widespread outbreak in the country describing it as

a nightmare scenario in a country already suffering from one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. indian prime minister narendra modi has extended a nationwide lockdown of by 2 more weeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus it was due to end next tuesday so far the number of deaths and infections has remained relatively low but there are fears a surge would overwhelm the nation's health care system. the hunger and military has staged a reenactment of the crucifixion of jesus at an army base in the country's capital the easter tradition is usually performed in front of an audience but this year with the country currently in lockdown the event was only broadcast on state television. china has reported a slight increase in new coronavirus infections with 46 new cases identified chinese officials say the vast majority of new infections are being imported by

people arriving from abroad that's led to reports of foreigners in china being abused or harassed particularly those from african countries foreign ministers from across africa have demanded answers from china the head of the african union commission most of 5 key tweeted that he had summoned to the chinese ambassador to express his concern videos shared on social media reportedly show african people being harassed by chinese police after being evicted from their accommodation. well . i have been following these reports for us joel what kind of abuse are we talking about here these reports are coming out from the city of long ago which is a large industrial city which is home to a community of people from africa business people as well as students now they are reporting that they are being evicted from their homes and from hotels and are being forced to live on the streets and while on the streets they say they're being harassed by police telling them to leave the city the american consulate in

guangzhou has put out a warning saying that african people are being refused service in bars and restaurants and shops and university students who are studying there african university students say that they have been subject to repeated testing and placed in quarantine even though they haven't actually left china anytime recently and as we know what happens offline is amplified online and we're seeing racist abuse spread across chinese social media sites so what would you say is behind us a legit uptick in racism that we're saying well in the past week officials from ground 0 reported around 100 new cases of the coronavirus and a small number of them about 16 where people from african countries now chinese officials have been very eager to stress that the majority of new cases these days are circle in 40 cases brought from outside and that unfortunately has led to foreigners being seen as potential carries even though the majority of people who are coming back and testing positive are actually chinese nationals returning from

abroad so what does china have to say about all of this so the chinese foreign ministry has acknowledged that there have been what is called misunderstandings with people from the african community and it says it has instructed local officials to improve their processes china has been really keen to try and build links with africa during this process it sent lots of medical supplies and doctors to dozens of countries to help with outbreaks there so this whole spat threatens to undo a lot of diplomacy we should also remember that at the. of the corona virus outbreak it was people of asian origin who were targeted around the world for abuse in a tux and unfortunately we're seeing that continue today as well so it seems like the corona virus brings with it the spread of racism so let's hope we see an end to both diseases child all right thank you so much for that analysis let's get you the latest developments on the coronavirus israel has ordered a halt to all inbound air traffic after some passengers escaped quarantine measures

more than 70 people arriving from the u.s. were allowed through without verification of their mandatory isolation plans and checks of their temperatures the british government has launched a campaign to help victims of domestic abuse during the lock down their folly an increase in the number seeking help and spain will ease restrictions on so-called non-essential workers factory and construction laborers can return on monday france has been under lockdown for almost 4 weeks and for the country's elderly population going out to buy food can be stressful but in one rural area a champion mountain biker is lending a helping hand devotion mountains in eastern front. and bike world champion rider krzysztof of calls the area home and since francis coronavirus lockdown he's been providing a delivery service to his community. we know we.

have received food orders over the phone from those in need especially the elderly . one see order is taken he gets ready to hit the road as soon as possible. all of the video of this with the advantage is that by using an electric bike i can take forest trails and paths to go as quickly as possible to see isolated and vulnerable people. france's lockdown came into effect on march 17th and since then only essential services like stores selling food have been allowed remain open 1st stop today for better is the local bakery. bread in tow but his back on his bike cutting through the mountain tracks to drop off his 1st delivery to 2 elderly women. christine and jeanette are delighted with the home delivery of fresh rate. so that's what the lot of old people need to be looked after my mother still kicks in she needs bread and fresh

projects he's already stopped by before we often need something from the bakery. there's not much time to chat krzysztof needs to get going to his next delivery and with no end in sight for now to france's lock down the service he provides will no doubt keep him busy and fit that's the latest from the news i'm kyra traits and well now bring you the full address to the nation by german president frank. good nonbeliever good evening to citizen misconstruing in a few hours easter will begin also in the outside nature is blooming and we long to go out into the open air and to each other to our loved ones family and friends. that is what we were used to that is how it was but this year everything is different. it's painful to forgo the visit to parents grandparents huts

a broken because they are unable to embrace their grandchildren even now at easter . and much more is different this year no colorful throngs in the parks and cafes for many of you know long anticipated holiday trip for parky present hoteliers no sunny start to the season for the faithful no coming together to pray and for all of us the norrin uncertainty of what comes next. now at easter of all times during the festival of the resurrection when christians worldwide celebrate the victory of life over death we must confine ourselves so that sickness and death to not triumph over life world the images are distressing we mourn for those who die alone we think of their loved ones who couldn't even be with them to say goodbye duncan we thank the tireless lifesavers in the health

service and as much as all of our lives have been turned upside down we think of those served been hit especially hard by this crisis those who are sick or lonely. who worried about their job or company on the ends up on the the freelances and the artists whose earnings have collapsed the families in the single parents in cramped apartments with out of balcony or a garden and want to go on about. the pun the pandemic shows us yes we are down or a ball that i thought perhaps we believed for to learn that we are invincible that things would always go faster hire further that was a fallacy but the crisis doesn't just show us that also shows us how strong we are and what we can build on it incompletely impressed by the feat that our country

has accomplished over the last few weeks we are not out of danger yet but we can already say today every one of you has radically changed your life and every one of you has saved human lives by doing that so that and us saving more lives every day it is good that the state is acting decisively in a crisis there was no script for i ask all of you feel continuing trust because the political leaders at the state and federal level are aware of their immense responsibility of vias yet but what happens now when and how the restrictions can be eased that is not the decision of the politicians and experts alone things will . get instead it's in all of our hands through our patience and discipline especially now when it's most difficult for us. in crafting our feeling that we are accomplishing in these days we are not accomplishing it because we are being forced

to hire scientists but because we are a vibrant democracy and responsible citizens. that i need a democracy in which we trust each other to listen to facts and arguments to show reason to do the right thing as the kids with whom i needed to mock christian which in every life counties and in which it depends on everyone and every individual from the nurse to the chancellor from the council of scientific experts to the visible and invisible pillars of society at the supermarket checkout behind the steering wheel of a bus or truck on the farm or collecting the trash for so many of you are going above and beyond i think you for that. are not truly sino we are all longing for normality normally but what does that mean of us to

quickly return to the daily grind to the old routine so i won't hide. 9 david on the world afterwards will be a different one what will it be like. that's down to us. that's what we're learning from the experiences good and bad that we are all going through every day during this crisis. and i believe we're standing at a crossroads that this crisis has already shown the 2 directions that we can take will it be everyone for themselves selfishness and hoarding like looking after number one or will we can hold of this new sense of consideration for others and for society as a whole life keep hold of the veritable explosion in creativity and readiness to help others. will we stay in touch with the elderly neighbor who we helped with their shopping thing will we continue to give the supermarket cashiers and parcel

curry is the appreciation they deserve and more than this when the crisis is over will we still remember how we must truly value the jobs that are indispensable to a soul in the caste sector utilities in social work kindergartens in schools. will those who make it through the crisis more or less unscathed help those hardest hit to get back on their feet. and won't and will we search worldwide for a joint way out of the crisis or will we fall back into isolation and unilateralism tile and lettuce pool all of our knowledge and all of our research so that we can find vaccines and treatments more quickly or via the letters ensure within a global alliance that the poorest and most vulnerable countries also have access.

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$900.00 the survival of others depends on how i behave let us hold on to this value . because all the solidarity that you were all showing every day will be needed even more in the future. if that we will be a different society after this crisis we do not want to become a fearful or suspicious society but rather we can be a more trusting society yourself with more consideration for others and more confidence. super's is that too much to hope for even at easter so. it is a virus does not have the power to answer that question we will decide the answer ourselves. it is clear many things will not get any easier in the near future

but we germans do not make things easy for ourselves under normal circumstances we demand a lot of ourselves and expect a lot of each other even in this situation we can and will grow. all the easter best wishes and let us look after one another over a long. the butler. the big.

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