this is d.w. news live from berlin a still under lockdown churches around the world celebrate the holy day with no congregation in rome pope francis holds his easter vigil in an empty some paint his worship has worldwide swapped church pews for live streams on the couch at heart and also on the program to stay at home over the easter weekend that's what germany's president told his country in a rare televised address frank wildish done miles said the crisis demands solidarity and the best of society plus how one business woman intelligent has

defined the economic downturn with some seasonal tasty treat she says orders from these easter bunnies with a difference have been absolutely hopping. i'm rebecca richards welcome to the program christians around the world are celebrating easter under lockdown as global health authorities struggle to contain the spread of the corona virus pope francis held mass on the 8th of the holy holiday in a largely empty and paid his basilica in rome the pope described the service as a message of hope urging the faithful not to give in to their fears over the virus the pontiff will give his easter sunday blessing with fewer than 20 people present in churches worldwide are also holding a stiff services with no congress. people throughout the day

will be speaking to our correspondents around the world about a stick in the time of corona and now i'm joined from the british capital london by charlotte potts charlotte hi thanks for joining me so many people of course in the u.k. would be visiting family during this long wait kent how are people dealing with the lockdown. well it certainly is a very different easter weekend here we are entering this week of lockdown and london and in the united kingdom and that means that people can only go to work to grocery shop to help and to exercise once a day we have put police patrolling the parks and then some cases supermarkets so it is a very very different people can see their loved ones or go to church and it's a worrying time for many brits which is why the queen addressed the nation for easter and what is believed to be her 1st easter address just within a week of addressing the nation in

a special broadcast from isolation in windsor and she stressed the importance of the lockdown again of people staying at home staying put during this crisis and she said that light will overcome darkness and it just shows you how serious that the royal family is also taking this crisis into prime minister barros johnson also very personally affected at one point it looked like his life was in danger well his encounter with mortality changed his attitude towards the crisis. i think it was certainly a wake up call for the prime minister and for the country and boris johnson himself did not take the crisis seriously at so he only said wash your hands while continental europe was already very hard hit and in the past couple of weeks while he was in isolation then in the hospital and later in the intensive care there's

certainly been a lack of leadership at the moment dominic rob the foreign minister is deputising for him but boris johnson's leadership is missing he is now on the mend we're hearing he's still in the hospital he's watching kevin alone at home playing sudoku as we're hearing he thanked the national health service but his recovery we're also hearing might take a month or so so he's not completely out of the woods yet a long road ahead charlotte there have been nearly 10000 deaths in the united kingdom so far how is the n.h.s. the britain's national health service system coping with the load. over the weekend we saw the highest daily death toll in europe nearly reaching $1000.00 a day and the national health service is extremely under pressure especially the issue of protective gear doctors and nurses complaining that they just don't have enough one in 3 saying that they are not protected and that they can protect

themselves from the virus and nearly 20 doctors and nurses from the national health service have died so far so protective gear one of the issues there is just not enough testing done here only for severe cases at the hospital so the number of unrecorded cases in the united kingdom is extremely high and the big question is will there be enough ventilators to treat all the very severe cases here in the u.k. as the crisis at the moment is reaching its peak. i shall appoint in london thanks very much for the update. turkey has made a decisive move to try to slow the spread of covert 19 from midnight on friday some 31 cities have been put into temporary lockdown the decision came so swiftly that many were caught unaware it leading to confusion and panic. taksim square at the heart of istanbul completely deserted it's an extremely rare site in

a lively city with some 16000000 residents and the strict lockdown will remain in place for the entire weekend all shops even supermarkets have had to close only pharmacies and bakeries 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 mir. 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 or said that this happened the where 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 it's brilliant. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news this hour inmates defending fair demanding facemasks and better health care have rioted at a jail in bolivia police moved in after prisoners climbed onto the roof in the city of or who the government says inmates are minor charges will be released to control an outbreak of coronavirus in the prison system. brazil has reported the 1st case of covert 19 in the city of god a slum which inspired the film of the same name been a simple workers have been disinfecting the streets of the crowded favela home to almost a quarter of the population of rio de janeiro. north korea is pledging tougher measures to protect its population from the virus officials have repeatedly

insisted the country has so far not seen any cases but foreign medical experts are skeptical given the high number of infections in neighboring nations. and here in germany the president has people to come together during the coronavirus pandemic frank my ass germans to stick to the restrictions even as spring weather over easter makes socializing outdoors more tempting than ever steinmeyer is t.v. address also looked beyond germany to the global response to the pandemic now it is upon them you know this pandemic is not a war. nations do 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. and let the stroh's 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 proof america's 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 for finished. well for more i'm joined by political correspondent kate brady kate hi we heard. solidarity between nations what does he mean by that and what's germany's role well germany certainly plays a huge role in their response not least of all here in your report germany is indeed the largest economy and we've slowly seen germany take a less nationalistic approach to its response to current virus something that we saw among many e.u. member states initially with border closures and bands and success and survival of

the eurozone as well. and we've also heard chancellor angela merkel addressed the public several times on this topic and she's the one with the power to make decisions why did president stand much use to give this address this weekend. well it very much comes down to the fact that it is east of this weekend and like in many places around the world easter is a huge religious festival here in germany but also it's something that's steeped in tradition it's a long weekend when people would usually be taking a long weekend away or visiting family and friends spending time with loved ones which is something that is simply not possible this weekend unless of course you are living with the relatives and friends and so the temptation is there as you can see behind me we're set to have a glorious day of sunny spring weather here in berlin at least and the temptation to go out and maybe start to let your guard down and be a little more irresponsible when it comes to practice and social distancing is

certainly that right now although there has been some cautious optimism in germany this week the last thing germany wants right now is a pink or rather a a increase a sudden increase a spike should i say in a coronavirus cases. political correspondent kate brady thanks very much for the update. well the restrictions imposed on daily life in most countries have had disastrous consequences for businesses large and small but he isn't used to story with a happy ending as orders flood into one company for some very seasonal traits teri schultz reports from belgium this easter most belgian confectioner's have chosen cove in 1000 confinement with the rest of the population generally live to paul who runs a one woman artisanal shop in lawns in the south east of brussels relies on easter profits to survive until christmas the lockdown had her worried.

trying to market her handmade wares online posted a photo she received of chocolate bunnies wearing face masks to show a sense of humor and resilience the next morning her phone started ringing off the hook with people ordering masked rabbits a 20 crazy crazy crazy and i said what do you know it's not me but after that brief moment of panic she thought why not her people are being asked to make masks knew she could do that in her own sweet way and by donating all profits to her local hospital network she could help health care workers when they were doing that sled. in union with what's happening in the world her biggest hope is that people will purchase bunnies on line to donate to hospital staff to ponce community is pitching in carolyn shade a graphic artist is taking orders over the phone you guffaw who lives up the road

is providing his company's packaging at cost. benefit providing packages profit as a way to show solidarity. large a schoolteacher from across the street may still liveries to people who can't get out i would pick rabbits for. there are families outside st elizabeth hospital where the donated bunnies will go lab workers julian hunter felt is taking a break from running kovac 19 tests his face lights up to hear of the project it seems like a small thing but biggest is a big thing because people can really see how people are reading to help everybody would love it if you supported and helped. then i meant something and that we will have a little bit john of you have to post says that these are no longer just easter bunnies she'll continue making and delivering solidarity rabbits at least until the

lockdown this. better excuse to eat lots of chocolate he watching data news from berlin more news coming up the top of the hour remember you can get the latest headlines on the date of a new app or now websites that stephenie dot com for girls of followers on twitter and instagram at danger body news i'm rebecca reese's investment thanks very much for watching. ruins marring. symbol of a long conflict in the philippines between the muslims and the christian population . as fighters occupied the city center and the president do terrorist.