this is the dublin years line from germany says its corona virus pandemic is now under control health minister yes she says the curve is flattening but warns against overconfidence also on the program. china admits the death toll in $216.00 is 50 percent higher than average and the link before to the news comes as the country's economic output drops for the 1st time in nearly 30 years.

i'm phil go welcome to the program german health minister germany's health minister says the country's corona virus outbreak is now manageable and the national disease control agency has confirmed that the infection rate has now declined to less than one germany has seen one of europe's highest number of infections but relatively low death rates health officials attribute this to widespread testing in the outbreaks early stages but as the country looks forward to next week's gradual easing of lockdown health minister yen shaun is urging caution. germany's streets are still empty its stores still closed a result of the country's strict physical distancing measures after almost a month the restrictions are proving successful germany's hospitals have i.c.u. space to spare at least $10000.00 intensive care beds are available this means the

health care system has not yet been overwhelmed by the pandemic according to authorities this is because germany managed to flatten the curve and reach an important milestone a much awaited drop in the infection rate. if you're rationing leaked a reproduction number we calculated is currently 0.7 on average in germany. of course there are regional differences here too. but it's clear that this reproduction number has continued to fall. which means that on average each person who is infected no longer in fact another person. using courage in numbers are what the german government has been aiming for they show that the spread of the virus is finally slowing down although there's been a recent rise in the death rate for weeks german chancellor angela merkel has been explaining the need for a drop in the infection rate leaning on her scientific background to clearly

explain how a virus transmission works and she said social distancing restrictions would remain in place authorities are aware of the risks of going back to normal life too quickly germany is doing relatively well managing the epidemic. that makes us humble not overconfident. the call for caution has been spelled out by the last 3 days which have seen a day to day increase in both cases and total deaths germany still faces months of struggle with the virus even with the gradual loosening of the lockdown people are being asked to accept restrictions as the new normal well efforts continue to expand testing and develop a vaccine and that is likely to take months of painstaking research in cooperation with scientists and governments around the world. we're going to show her a she's deputy director of the institute of a rather g. of the sheraton a hospital here and then we asked him whether the government's assessment wasn't

rather optimistic given the rising mortality rate is why the decline in new infections i don't think so so far we don't have the exact numbers the case fatality rate so the best estimates are point 4.6 and it could be that no virus is moving into retirement homes and then elderly people i'm sure wish this novel coronavirus and much more susceptible to the waters and may see more casualties than before. here's a quick roundup of coronavirus developments around the world the confirmed death toll has now exceeded 150000 according to johns hopkins university in the u.s. france's registered death toll and near that 19000 after more than 760 people died in one day but officials say the spread of the disease appears to be slowing in the

world's 4th hardest hit country britain has launched a task force to spearhead efforts to create a coronavirus vaccine 1800 people died in the u.k. on friday when a clearer picture of post lockdown china is starting to emerge the pandemic has left the country's economy reeling the figures for the 1st 3 months of this year show the 1st drop in output for nearly 30 years the death toll in the city of blue where the virus was 1st detected has been revised upwards by 50 percent we'll start with a look at the slump in the economy. the lockdown may be lifting but the virus has left its mark for the 1st time in decades china's economy has plummeted people can return to work but with virtually no demand many businesses remain closed. car sales that 1st dropped then plummeted down 21.6 percent in january then down 92

percent in february according to the china association of automobile manufacturers . china home to the world's 2nd largest economy has released its 1st quarter g.d.p. a drop of 6.8 percent millions of workers do not qualify for unemployment benefits and many businesses are on their knees what should be peak season for many is now the worst in recent memory. not because the situation is dire awful it's as us or as for me. i've got no idea how to get through this year. so if they're hiding from reality my business might not survive this year and i might be unemployed. next year i don't know. i've been through the chinese officials released another startling figure the number of coronavirus deaths in who has been raised to almost 4000 that's a 50 percent increase from earlier numbers the news has fuelled concerns that china

has covered up the true extent of the outbreak an accusation the country denies let's go through this with the material usually based in china for travel restrictions mean he's. welcome material what is this 50 percent. revision of china's death toll tell us. well there have always been doubts about the off issue figures that have been reports about corpses being cremated without being registered although the people had died from the symptoms of covert 19 it is especially in the early days when testing was not widely available etc so it is not a surprise that the death toll is higher than we and then the number we knew until yesterday the question remains of course is this now really an accurate figure on no chinese statistics especially in this situation opaque and we have no way

off very fighting this. you know you try to correspondent it is building a speaking with mayor a short while ago to some more of the stories making news around the world president trump's former lawyer michael cohen has reportedly been released from prison early because of the coronavirus pandemic is less than a year of a 3 year sentence for directing hush money to women who claim they had affairs with the u.s. president. main man is released almost $25000.00 prisoners in a presidential amnesty to mark the country's new year mass amnesties a jury in the holiday celebrations are common the number of free this year was higher than usual human rights groups and called on myanmar to reduce overcrowding in the prisons because of the corona virus outbreak. 3 astronauts who spent months aboard the international space station of return to earth landing safely in kazakhstan after more than $200.00 days in space due to the coronavirus pandemic of

the 2 nasa astronauts and one russian underwent special safety measures when they arrived. the 1st of a company children to leave greek migrant camps to relocate to germany are due to arrive this week and greece has faced criticism for failing to provide decent conditions for the youngsters at its detention centers now around $1500.00 of them will be relocated to about a dozen a u. countries but germany says the process has been held up by red tape. arrival in luxemburg these were the 1st children to be relocated this week from the refugee camps on greek islands 1600 unaccompanied minors are being relocated around europe and initial 53 will travel to germany on saturday isn't asleep we are striving to provide help as part of a european solution we offer that early on already on march the 8th the german government decided to accept at least 350 children from the camps. 5 of the

children will eventually travel here to potsdam just south of man mike shubert has been demanding action from the german government for months. because we could certainly take in more we already said that in january it's wise to me it's interesting and quite a positive person so i see it as an initial step in getting people here but more have to follow quickly of us with vital for the german interior ministry says huge numbers of players and bureaucracy is slowing down the process to use a current virus restrictions to the children arriving in germany will complete a 2 week quarantine before moving on to other cities thousands of miles from the harsh conditions of the camps they left behind. after a country like peru whose economy relies on foreign exchange and tourism times are tough one of the deserted tourist attractions is the 600 year old the inca

settlement of much a pinch of in the south it's normally a huge draw for visitors from all over the world with a pandemic means it's been quiet for the last month. the ancient town much you picchu is one of the 7 modern wonders of the world last year it attracted a 1000000 and a half visitors now except for someone as its deserted. peers capital lima is also empty due to the lack of tourists many restaurants are suffering since the government imposed a partial lockdown a month ago as a result nearly $6000.00 hotels in lima are completely empty the tourism industry and all of the workers depending on visitors do not expect relief any time soon. i think it will take much longer than a year for the tourism industry to recover because things won't be the seem. to are is an analyst suggest only a quarter of the usual number of visitors will travel to peru and the sector will

lose around $4000000000.00. now one of the problems with tracking this pandemic is unreliable statistics different countries have different ways of collecting the figures while others tried to hide them one thing that could help and prevent accuracy is for smartphones though some people are reluctant to download software that could encroach on their privacy but that appears not to be the case in iceland . almost completely unobserved iceland's largest gaze erupts into clear blue skies they have been few visitors of late with people or to keep their distance during look down today only lane and ocean have made the trip so we wanted to see some of the sights without all the tourists here for once when you know it's really empty the corona virus has completely halted iceland's usually thriving tourist trade leaving locals to enjoy the many natural wonders in relative peace where they travel and who with is locked in a mobile app more than half the nation is registered this makes it easy to track

the potential spread of the virus because you bust the budget didn't we needed something like this from the very start of the outbreak is that when it was crucial to track people coming into the country from abroad. at the beginning of march holidaymakers from iceland contracted the virus while skiing in the alps until then corona hadn't found its weight of a small island nation almost immediately voluntary testing was offered to residents in the capital reykjavik every day chief epidemiology isto roll forgiveness and update the public. made with a higher percentage of tests on citizens than any other nation immediately after diagnosis we place in fact patients in the. they have come into contact with quarantine so far that's been around 5 percent of the population. for every one person to have tested positive 10 have been placed on the corn team. the

result here really quiet streets in the capital but locals are 100 percent behind the measures. a few notable everything depends on following the measures only one will participate can we slow the spread of infection together we flatten the infection curve in the number of new cases is fooling around with. whether or not locals are permitted to visit sightseeing hotspots is down to the smartphone after it may have it drawbacks but solidarity with fellow citizens in a time of crisis is more important because. the app is fine but it is a bit spooky everybody constantly knows where you are but there are lots of us like that and this one is not too different that it is on the you brought this letter we need it now. anybody wishing to visit iceland on holiday is required to spend 2 weeks in quarantine 1st the rule is simple you can do what you want providing you do it alone. this is d.w.

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