this is deja vu news live from berlin easter under lockdown churches around the world celebrate the holy day without congregations in rome pope francis calls for global solidarity in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and for cease fires in all conflicts st peter's square normally packed with tens of thousands of stands to serve it also coming up. the world's major oil producers agree to a record slashing output oil markets have been steamrolled by a price for and the coronavirus pandemic. and health experts warn that coronavirus

could have a devastating impact in africa or most hospitals are desperately short of a quick and trained staff to go to kenya where the coronavirus is also causing financial uncertainty for many people. and way of welcome to the program for the 1st time in centuries the pope has held easter sunday mass largely alone a live stream was made available for those who wanted to watch as the as most of the world's 1300000000 catholics celebrated the holy day under coronavirus lockdown pope francis called this year in easter of solitude. he swapped his normal audience of thousands for empty pews and the echoes of an empty set peter's basilica. pope francis delivered his message behind closed

doors amid the ongoing lockdown in coronavirus heat italy. he's called for global solidarity to fight the virus. of the present circumstances. may international sanctions be relaxed. since these make it difficult for countries on which they have been imposed. to provide adequate support for their citizens. if i may all nations be put in a position to meet the greatest needs of the moment. action if not the forgiveness . burdening the balance sheets of the poorest nations. also expressed particular concern for the future of europe saying innovative solutions were needed to get through this tough period. european union

is presently facing an epochal challenge. on which will depend not only its future . but that of the whole world. let us not lose the opportunity to give further proof of solidarity also by turning to innovative solutions the. pews are a familiar sought around the world whose service is being held in close churches as millions of people have been told to stay. in the u.s. the cove in 1000 death toll has exceeded more than 22000 nearly every state has issued a stay at home orders as the country grapples with the highest number of deaths and confirmed cases in the world here's what the head of the u.s. food and drug administration told us media about the federal government weighing when we're strict could possibly ease up. we're looking at may 1st obviously we want that to happen as soon as possible i can't predict at this point because as i

said things are happening very rapidly but this team this team of doctors this team of experts all of government approach they're focused at looking at the earliest possible time that we can get americans back to wake back to work safely and to give americans the confidence they need to make sure that these are the right decisions it's largely up to state governments in the u.s. to decide when life can start returning to normal and president donald trump appears eager to push them to do so here is g.w. is washington correspondent with more on that decision making process that's exactly what president trump wants to hear he'll of course has the elections on his mind the stock market the economy he's also under really severe pressure by a prediction of the i.m.f. just a couple days ago that we're expecting the deepest economic downturn in a century and then of course the johns hopkins university who's been delivering the global data of the latest numbers in infections worldwide they've been very

critical in responding to that they believe that if the country opens up too early then the numbers of infections and casualties will spike once again. the leader of the expert the national expert here in the united states for infectious disease anthony follett she says reopening is possible technically but he is rather talking about a faced rollout and that means that it's depending on local situations because obviously new york city the situation in new york city is somewhat different compared to other states across the u.s. particularly in the center of the country and don't forget the state governors will have an important word to say to him they will rather decide based on their local situation rather than with regards to the upcoming election. british prime minister boris johnson has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for covered 19 johnson was admitted a week ago and spent 3 days in intensive care his office says he won't return tork

immediately this hospital bids farewell to its most high profile patient as the british prime minister arrives at his country residence to recuperate boris johnson says the national health service saved his life in the last 7 days i have of course seen the pressure that the n.h.s. is under i've seen the personal courage not just of the doctors the nurses but of everyone the cleaners the cooks the health care workers with every description physios radiograph was pharmacists who kept coming to work kept putting themselves in harm's way kept risky these deadly virus he's survived what so many others haven't as the u.k. passes a grim milestone today marks a somber day in the impact of this disease the fact that over 10000 people have now

lost their lives to this invisible killer demonstrates just how serious coronavirus is and why the national effort that everyone is in gauged in is so important the real number could be much higher as the official told does not include deaths at side of hospitals and while the prime minister thanks the health service for saving his life doctors unions are warning that a lack of protective equipment is putting health care workers at risk britain's health minister says the government is working to fix any shortages. daily with delivering millions of items to the front line so we're working very hard to resolve all of these individual the just challenges meanwhile british life is still on hold this speech in brighton would normally be packed for the still weekend and return to normality looks a long way off with the expectation that the nation wide lockdown will be extended to this week. oil prices have rallied after the world's major oil producers

reached a deal to slash output opec along with russia and other crude suppliers agreed on a record cut in an effort to stabilize an energy market ravaged by a price war and the corona virus pandemic. it's being called the biggest oil production cut ever opec plus which brings together the oil cartel with other producers like russia said it would cut world output by 10 percent. in the next 2 months opec and opec plus countries will reduce production by $10000000.00 barrels for the 6 months after that they will cut production by $8000000.00 barrels per day and for the subsequent 16 months 6000000 barrels will be cut per day. oil prices it down into freefall on worries about the fires and a price war between saudi arabia and russia but low prices also threaten the u.s.

shale oil industry president donald trump welcomed the agreement calling it a great deal. but with oil tanks filling up around the world and energy hungry industries shut down many analysts are warning the agreement may do little to stabilize the oil markets. let's have a look at some of the other groaner virus developments elsewhere in the world spain's prime minister pedro sanchez says said his country remains at high risk of coronavirus after a 3 day decline in the death toll spiked with 619 new deaths recorded in just the last day however the same period also saw fewer new recorded infections. turkish president right chip has refused the resignation of his interior minister so the month so who took responsibility for this weekend's much criticized covert 19 curfew the announcement of the 48 hour lockdown caught millions by surprise and

prompted panic buying 2 hours before it took effect on friday night. the french navy's only aircraft carrier the sheryl's de gaulle has arrived at the southern port of after 50 naval personnel tested positive for covert 19 the entire crew of around $1800.00 sailors will be tested for the virus and isolated for 2 weeks. for all the struggles that medical systems face in rich countries health officials say the consequences of an outbreak in poor countries would be difficult to fathom in africa the virus has spread to $52.00 countries though the continent lags behind the global curve in infections and deaths that could change rapidly however kenya for example is warning the country could have 10000 cases by the end of april. it was supposed to be

an orderly process but the fence could barely hold back the crowd motivated by misery residents from the slums of nairobi have come in search of promised aid packages. i'm waiting here so that my grandchildren can finally eat again i don't have anyone else. but private donations aren't enough for everyone here in the fight against the coronavirus the kenyan government has drastically restricted freedom of movement for weeks now she you have been able to earn a living the poorest communities have been hardest hit if you have any savings and what money they have goes on food soap and running water a luxuries and everything has become more expensive since the outbreak began most african states are struggling many are highly indebted with paul the functioning health systems the growing number of coronavirus cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals and african states are struggling to compete with rich countries on the

world market for scarce resources such as face masks or ventilators. bill gates and his wife melinda are appealing for industrial countries to put selfishness aside the couple fund the biggest private foundation in the world which is engaged in projects across africa they are demanding more cooperation between countries and the world health organization right now the number of cases in those countries is still pretty modest but everything we've seen would suggest that they'll become the epicenter of the epidemic in the months ahead without major support for developing countries the coronavirus pandemic will remain a global problem. easter is a day of celebration for christians but a pandemic can make that difficult especially for children and their family stuck at home so of around the world people have stepped up to bring them just a little bit of joy like this man here in berlin

a sunny yet desolate easter for some with lonely colored eggs and playgrounds that are no go zones for children. enter a stand in for the easter bunny he's been single co founder of the ark a small german christian charity. like the easter bunny parents single cow delivers the ark normally offers lunches tutoring and support for kids from families facing tough times. but its facilities are all closed so the ark brought the easter goods to the door. he looked with the air is getting thinner now at home parents are running out of ideas of what to do with their kids they may not have a garden to go out to maybe a balcony but they can't be too loud because the neighbors won't be happy everything's cramped and strange for most families. so single cow brings some familiar easter joy to the apartment door. i wonder sometimes you don't know how to get to the end of the month especially with the children at home usually they get

food in school and at the arc so it's important we get support and i. even support in the way of chocolate bunnies can go a long way sickle cowan the arc brought smiles to kids from about 150 families. legendary british formula one driver stirling moss known affectionately as mr motor racing has died at the age of 90 after a long illness he was widely regarded as the greatest formula one pilot never to win the world championship but he did finish runner up 4 times a fearless and fiercely competitive driver he won 16 grand crease before retiring at the age of 31 following a crash that left him in a coma but he continued to race in special legend events into his eighty's. to watching d.w. news from berlin remember you can always get the latest headlines on our d

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