this is g.w. news a live shot from berlin germany and now is the 1st steps to lifting its lockdown and reopening the economy we have to understand that as long as those new vaccines we have to live with the virus. chancellor on the americans says beginning next monday some stores can start business again but social distancing measures will stay in place also coming up. on safe ground the 1st unaccompanied migrant children now from greece's overcrowded camps land in luxembourg to begin a new life and the. current thinking dreams

have been boxed in for now but this tunisian fighter is doing all she can under lockdown to prepare for the postponed or summer games next year. i'm claridge it's in a welcome to the show germany is preparing to reopen its schools and to loosen it take the 1st steps to loosening its restrictions on the lockdown beginning on monday smaller stores will be back in business while some schools are set to reopen on may 4th the decision was reached on wednesday during consultations between chancellor angela merkel and leaders of germany's 16 states merkel described the country's success against the pandemic as fragile and partial. it's been 3 weeks since chancellor angela merkel announced the initial restrictions on contact now

have been largely extended social distancing rules will remain in place until may 3rd groups will remain limited to 2 people and at least 1.5 meters must be kept from of us. from may 4th schools will gradually re-open 1st for school leavers in primary and secondary education day care will remain shut religious gatherings will also remain banned while major events including germany's beloved football will be called off until august 31st meanwhile restaurants cafes there to cinemas and music venues will keep the shutters down only shops up to $800.00 metres square can reopen from monday face masks are also being recommended in shops and on transport . announced in the amended restrictions chancellor angela merkel warned against complacency both of. what we've achieved is an interim success no more

no less and i emphasize it is a fragile interim success this is now determined our deliberations should be no rushing forward even if it's with the best intentions we have to understand that as long as there's no vaccine we have to live with the virus. to become in the. controls along germany's land borders with its neighbors in the schengen free travel zone will also remain in place for another 20 days. from now germany will continue keeping its distance the curb may be flattening but the government it seems is taking things slow. well as germany begins to slowly reopen schools it could find some guidance by looking north on wednesday denmark started easing its lockdown by reopening primary schools and daycare centers. denmark has seen more than 6000 infections and nearly 300 deaths though

the rate of new cases has been falling. it's back to school for 7 year olds aster from copenhagen. will work hand sanitizer before going in while there's relief there are also concerns many parents are worried schools are reopening too soon to put it more. difficult transition is for us parents we have to hand over our children that goes against our instincts this pair under strict conditions. there has to be at least 2 metres between deaths in classrooms many are simply too small for the. most classes into 3 groups that basically means we need 3 times as many staff so we've brought in all our teachers and some extra ones as well. nozzles tools are ready some will reopen their doors in the next few days denmark has

a shuttle for getting back to normal the government wants to bring forward its plans to get other areas of daily life going again the politicians will have to work out which ones. well here's a quick roundup of some other coronavirus developments around the world the g. 20 group of leading economies has agreed to suspend debt payments from the world's poorest countries to free up money to combat the pandemic efforts to slow the spread of the virus are choking africa's vulnerable food supply lockdowns in 33 of the continent's 54 countries have blocked farmers from getting food to markets and many informal markets are shut automaker volkswagen will resume production of passenger cars in europe for next week starting with plants in germany and slovakia factories in countries like the us russia south africa and brazil will follow suit and new york state will require face coverings in busy spaces where people cannot

maintain 2 meters of social distancing. well there's been international condemnation of donald trump's decision to freeze u.s. funding of the world health organization president trump has himself been under fire for his handling of the pandemic and he accused the u.n. body of failing and its response to the coronavirus outbreak for its part the w.h.o. a specialized agency of the united nations says it regrets trumps move. the world health organizations response to the white house when the study was clear the world's most vulnerable by now be at greater risk. w. towards to improve the world over many over the world this poorest and most people. bluto is not only fighting corbett 9 to trump's decision to cut w.h.o. funding amid a pandemic has stunned the global community and drawn criticism from experts back home. you know credible. concerns.

absolutely can be raised right now from that. perspective we believe that the president should reconsider its decision despite the backlash trump on wednesday reiterated his concerns over the w h o's handling of the early stages of the outbreak. and you see what happened in italy you see what happened to spain you see what happened to france w h o's guidance had failed to control their borders at a very crucial phase quickly unleashing the contagion around the world the us is now the worst affected country worldwide with more cases and more deaths than anywhere else white house critics believe more should have been done by the trumpet ministration and that the president is now deflecting blame the united nations health agency says unity is needed now more than ever sure. here's

a look at some other stories making news around the world partial results from south korea's general election show a landslide election victory for the left leaning governing party the democratic party looks set to gain a majority in the national assembly boosted by an effective response to the coronavirus crisis the election was carried out under strict coronavirus social distancing rules. u.s. senator elizabeth warren has become the latest high profile democratic party figure to endorse and joe biden to be the party's presidential nominee warren who ended her own bid for the white house last month announced her support in a video message mr biden has now been endorsed by all of his major former rivals. a 106 year old woman has been released from hospital in britain after recovering from kovac 19 great grandmother connoted shen is believed to be the country's

oldest patient to recover from the disease she said she felt lucky to survive and was hungry after her month long ordeal. russia is reporting nearly 25000 infections and 198 deaths from the corona virus with walk down measures imposed across the country moscow spend a rocky 1st day under the new restrictions. making every moment count doctors in this hospital in moscow race to prepare for patients suffering from the coronavirus . here's one of our new oxygen machines you're on the mask and here you can control the flow of oxygen. time has not been kind to the russian capital it has confirmed nearly 150-1000 cases in just 24 hours to slow the spread moscow has put a travel permit system in place starting wednesday almost invites must present a machine readable pass whether they are traveling by car or by metro day one

didn't go well the gridlock tried patience and forced crowds to violate social distancing guidelines some people waited for up to 30 minutes to even get into the station the mayor has promised the system will improve. meanwhile the kremlin is trying to stop the hemorrhaging of financial losses caused by that man demick. at the regional level a lot of work is underway to support the economy and our citizens. these regions must have the necessary financial resources for this. i propose directing 200000000000 rubles to ensure the sustainability and balance of regional budgets. and edition to that roughly $2400000000.00 euros russian airlines and small and medium businesses will also get relief but while the country's main business hub is under lockdown crimmin critics wonder if these moves will be enough to help those

struggling to provide for their families. refugees heading for europe fled war and poverty in their own countries but many ended up stranded for months in overcrowded and squalid migrant camps in greece now the 1st 12 unaccompanied migrant children from those camps have landed in luxemburg under an e.u. program that aims to eventually resettle more than $1600.00 of them around europe. touched down in luxemburg safety finally for 12 unaccompanied minors they were living in refugee camps on the greek islands of chios most and lesbos now they have the chance to start a new life in luxembourg after a period in quarantine. course we've not made the world a better place or made it more beautiful we have here in the framework of the european union's peace project its actual solidarity with greece but also with

people who have a right to a dignified life without hunger without was here and also to life in peace. and live in freedom. thousands of minors are stuck on the greek islands living in overcrowded camps they are mostly boys who fled their countries alone before the coronavirus crisis a group of european countries pledged to take in 1600 of them but the process has stalled and the observers report the situation in the camps is getting worse. thought and. there's not enough spaces not enough medicine not enough doctors on site to deal with the situation appropriately it's really embarrassing and we're here in europe and we're not able to make sure these people's lives and the longer in danger and even before. germany wants to follow luxembourg's lead it is expected

to take in up to 50 unaccompanied minors next saturday. the coronavirus lockdown has made it difficult for professional athletes to stick to their training regimes sporting events around the world may be cancelled but athletes still need to maintain their fitness levels for one tunisian boxer who qualified for the now postponed tokyo olympics that means bringing the ring to her home. her living room has become a temporary boxing ring. to have backyard is now a gym. marion home ronnie is not sweating the coronavirus lockdown distract from her efforts she trained several times a day with her husband who's also her coach determined to stay ahead of her future opponents. this is just to maintain my physical fitness since under these circumstances i am unable to get revenge training or participate in competition and

i've also been following other boxers who qualified for the olympics losing my weight bracket to city their strengths in their weaknesses. i'm ronnie secured qualification for the tokyo olympics back in february those games have now been postponed to next year but home rani doesn't want to let what could be a once in a lifetime opportunity slip through her fingers where they come i don't think about how well or how poorly i train i only focus on the sacrifice and how patient i was and waiting for this moment i think of how i woke up at 3 am every day to train when i'm in the ring i forget everything. ronnie will have to wait a while yet before she's able to step into the ring again so when the time comes she knows she will be ready. this is g.w. news live from berlin and you can always get the latest news around the clock on

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