i know that seems a little crazy but you've got to start somewhere. this is g.w. news live from berlin tonight the question before much of the world is now the time to start lifting the coronavirus of lockdown here in germany with the easter holiday weekend now over the country's most prestigious science academy is recommending a start to lifting of those restrictions also coming up tonight navigating the corona crisis we take a look at the app developed in kenya it's now being used around the world to help

cope with the pandemic and a landmark anniversary spits in isolation coated forces new york's metropolitan museum to cancel celebrations for its 150th birthday but the museum is reaching out online. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us is this the week that we begin leaving the walked well that is the question many are asking right here in germany the country's influential national academy of sciences has recommended that a start be made on easing the restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus the academy's report came as with number of new confirmed cases here in germany fell for the 3rd day running german chancellor angela merkel begins discussions this

week on whether to extend the current restrictions they expire this coming sunday. and one of the main recommendations of the report is that primary and secondary schools be allowed to gradually reopen they could soon be followed by shops and restaurants as long as their tables are placed further apart melfi knows protection should be used as an additional protective measure the relaxing of restrictions is dependent on more widespread testing g.p.s. data offered voluntarily by mobile phone users that could be used for contact tracing or earlier i spoke with claudia these amman one of the academics who contributed to that report released today she explained that a return towards normal life in germany requires an effort across all of society it's not just a health problem it is an economic of the we we can't ignore that we do have to.

deepen our efforts to to to work together to to try to solve this particular situation we have to better isolate for example. people who are infected for that when i need it but it datta us that we need doctors scientists to model these particular situations we need to the support of the public who voluntarily give. for these models and well to encourage each and every one to work together on this problem we can't just treat it is a problem of the health care system it is much more than that. well it was cloudy of these women speaking with this earlier so are germans tired of the coronavirus to talk about that i'm joined here at the big table by my colleague joel go roy he's been following this story for us joe i mean that is

a question are the germans how are they reacting to this lockdown are they ready to see the restrictions in well let's talk about all those restrictions are germans is supposed to stay at home unless they're going out for work to go to the shops or if there are going out for exercise in which case they can only be in pairs non-essential shops are closed so education places and interstate travel is restricted so what are germans think about it well the recent poll was taken and it found that around hof of the respondents said that they were in favor of extending the restrictions as you said they end on sunday or the supposed to now about a 3rd said that they want these restrictions to be relaxed and a very small minority 8 percent said that they should be abolished altogether now that's what people told the pollsters when they were contacted but there's another set of dot of it tells a different story and that data comes from mobile phones now you all know of all phone said that a signal every time you move around and change so far in towers now those changes

have been tracked by a company called terra lucy and they show how much people are moving around germany we can have a look at some of the dr from the mobile phone tower changes and now and as we can see at the start of the lockdown people were staying at home in fact movement dropped by about how often or now it has started to creep back up again in fact there are twice as many people out on the streets now as there were 2 weeks ago according to mobile phone dot and now when we talk about flattening the curve that is not the curve that german government the german government wants to see flood of course but it is interesting to see that that curve kind of corresponds to the weather the weather has gotten nicer and of course more people want to be outside and move around what about civil liberties here are germans worried that you know they could be losing some of their. some are as a resource small minority are in favor of getting rid of these restrictions altogether very small number but some of them started to go out into the street and demonstrate for the right to demonstrate we saw this on saturday there was

a small demonstration here in the heart of berlin a group called on owns a held a demo in the center there were no yelling grown cassettes which means basic law of germans constitution now this is a mix of people that was both freedom rights activists as well as some conspiracy theorists they were all us to keep a good distance from each other to try to buy social distancing laws but they were nevertheless breaking the these contacts about laws and that's why the police put an end to these demonstrations other demonstrations have also been held for causes such as taking refugees off the islands in greece and bringing them to a safer place they have also been shut down so some might say these kind of demonstrations are irresponsible but others would say that we need to find a way to be able to voice our opinion safely even during these really extraordinary time sure that people's i guess patience is wearing thin because it's interesting the 1st graph you showed there there's not a majority for extending or for reducing so you know it's

a mixed bag there. is always jill thank you. our time to take a look at other news around the world a sailor who was stationed on board the u.s.s. theodore roosevelt aircraft carrier has died of code 19 the u.s. navy said that he died intensive care at the naval hospital in guam where the ship has been docked since the end of march is the 1st fatality more than $500.00 confirmed cases among that ship's crew. strong storms pounded the southern united states on sunday killing at least 20 people and damaging up to $300.00 homes and buildings in several states the storms also knocked out power to more than a 1000000 households as it swept from texas all the way up to maine. or oil prices have risen after the world's major producing countries are agreed into what is being called the biggest oil production cut ever a reduction in supply of around 10 per cent. opec led by saudi arabia

reached agreement with russia in an effort to boost the oil price in stabilizing energy market it has been ravaged by the pandemic. flu spain is loosening its coronavirus a lockdown measures and allowing some construction in factory workers to return to work it comes as the number of new cases has slowed in recent days the government hopes that it will help boost an economy that has been battered by this lockdown and one of europe's highest death tolls. thanks just 1st steps toward life after lockdown in madrid these workers are back on the job for the 1st time in weeks they've been allowed to return to work in hopes of getting the country's economy back on its feet even with cope at 19 still claiming hundreds of lives every day it's a tightrope act the prime minister said it was necessary. i mean ethical and the

virus threatens to take lives and at the same time crushed the economic and social fabric of our country which is why this decision requires a combination of measures to prevent contagion to allow the recovery of the health system and to avoid the paralysis and collapse of our economy and it showed imploding as the price. of nearly a 1000000 jobs have been wiped out since pain went into lockdown in mid march employers say nothing now to reopen businesses while observing strict safety measures could prevent more job losses. the moment olympus have more than you and so if the company has not had to consider laying off workers we are going to try to get all the activity going again and keep the jobs that way. was better than. all workers are wearing masks and gloves we have stocked up on sanitizer and we are actively looking for more mosques because we don't know how many times they can be

reused but at the moment we all have an office that a moment of the most of the most part of us but. yet even as pain moves cautiously toward reopening the economy sobering reminder of covert 1000 terrible cold persist in madrid these doctors and nurses paid tribute to a colleague who contract the virus he was one of the many health workers around the world who have died trying to save others during the pandemic. well in times like these knowing where to get medical help where to get tested for the virus or perhaps just finding hand sanitizer it's all vital information data has never been so important. hitty is a kenyan crowdsourcing technology that has in the past been used to collect data for disaster relief elections and crisis response is now organizations all over the world are using this platform to navigate the corona crisis. take

a look. next in day 10 information that's just a good job he's the project coordinator at mapi bera an otherwise nation that has been locking up its biggest slum for the past 10 years. the coronavirus outbreak has shifted the focus from these digital maps now he's documenting handwashing stations clinics and aid efforts we have like some of the washing board in the deal like this one it's on the mop but we also have about platforms where we set it. we have our thoughts. about how so many could beat up people we say what's up light we also how. facebook they dislike to get on with well we have by huge numbers of could beat up people. joshua and his team have also started documenting all corona cases confirmed by the kenyan ministry of health. if heath information into digital maps on the open source platform shady the platform allows users to create their

own topical maps and adding information to to craft cool points from that get there at a collecting data like this for years i've been the ships around the world and now using the shaky technology to collect data about corona related responses and problems and that part of the world. to show he website shows it's being used in europe asia the u.s. and latin america and it can be for instance an initiative maps are places to get food and medical supplies and in japan users are reporting the corona testing experiences. so in the last few weeks you see more than 300. 80 platforms and it's being used across the world i think one thing that's come up big for us to be able to deal with this crisis we're going to have to rely on and you know people collective responsibility great you know people are being asked to stay in the cup now it's a lot of information or got this out that people on the ground who are experiencing

some of these issues will be able to bring to light and involve people who can then jump in and and supports well the kenyan technology is making its way around the world the hope is that the data will also help governments and international organizations and responding to the crisis what today is the 150th birthday of new york's metropolitan museum of art now in the pre corona calendar today was supposed to be filled with fanfare and star new york's walked on to tackle the coronavirus well it put an end to the museum's long anticipated celebrations and in addition to not having a party the met doesn't have enough money either. new york metropolitan museum of art usually teeming with visitors while by its exhibits and the venue of the glamorous met ball today its famous steps are empty its anniversary celebrations canceled the interior abandoned

a short walk away in central park doctors treat patients suffering from coated 19 of them dizzy in seeing that there's a field hospital in central park it's not appropriate for us to be celebrating ourselves what's important now is what can we do what can we give back to society. studio conferences have resulted in this a digital museum accessible from home. to us through 5000 years of art history instead of reading ours picture books videos for children social media challenges daring fans to reenact works of art the crisis hits branch staying relevant seen here's an idea private foundations privately financed are the norm the met is certainly a wealthy institutional we have many sponsors who are supporting us now but if we have to remain closed for many more months it will be impossible for us to keep all of our stuff on the consumption meter better so targets of the salaries of the mets

2000 employees are safe until the start of may the museum hopes to be opened by juno at the latest but even that is uncertain. or finally it was a very quiet easter around the world but not everywhere we want to leave you tonight with the. variable singing in blondes closed cathedral yesterday on easter sunday we'll see you again top of the. second. oh beyond. that. we're full of the stories that matter to. us. whatever it takes. to go running now for the to face. d.w.

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