this is studio view news live from berlin germany says it's corona virus pandemic is now under control health minister says the curve is flattening warns against overconfidence also on the program. indian author arundhati roy tells d.w. prime minister narendra modi is exploiting the pandemic to incite the persecution of must. and new homes for migrant children forced to live in squalid conditions

and camps hundreds are being relocated around here. i'm nick spicer welcome to the program germany says it is getting on top of the corona virus outbreak health minister said the signs of success come thanks to emergency measures are imposed last month schools at restaurants and shops were ordered shut and social distancing was imposed each infected patient is now passing the virus on to fewer than one other person at that point epidemics are considered to be in retreat officials say early widespread testing has helped keith death rates low. germany 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. leaked a reproduction number we calculate 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 and no longer in fact another person. he's encouraging 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. and going to shoot her she's deputy director of the institute of iraq hospital here in berlin we asked him whether the government was being overoptimistic given the rising mortality rate i don't think so so far we don't have the exact number as the case fatality rate so the best estimates are point 40.6 and it could be that you know this virus is moving into retirement homes and then elderly people on fixed it with this novel coronavirus and that much more susceptible to the virus and may see more casualties then before. a clearer picture of what has happened in china since it lifted its lockdown is starting to emerge the death toll in the city where the virus 1st broke out has been revised upwards significantly and the

economy has begun to shrunk for the 1st time since the communist leadership adopted free market reforms in the late 1970 s. . 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 was for me. i've got no idea how or how to get through this year. there's no hiding from reality my business might not survive this year that i might be unemployed. next year i don't know. 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. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. the world health organization says many other countries will probably have to follow china in revising their death tolls upwards w.h.o. experts say discrepancies arose because hans health system was swamped and they

warn that other nations may be facing the same challenge. u.n. chief antonio terrace has urged richard nations to grant debt to freeze this to developing countries he told a virtual conference that africa needed more than $200000000000.00 to cope with the pandemic. hundreds of anti-government demonstrators in lebanon have staged protests in defiance of the official coronavirus lockdown in the capital tripoli protesters burned tires and clashed with police and rallies marks 6 months since protests 1st broke out over government corruption and economic hardship. india's population of 1300000000 is halfway through a 6 week national lockdown the government insists the restrictions are key to breaking the chain of transmission but critics say the battle against the virus is also made motivated by an element of religious prejudice. correspondent jason wall

has been to the northern city of beirut to find out why muslims are being targeted for supposedly staging what some locals are calling corona jihad. 3 more weeks of lockdown businesses closed restricted movement. but these men are fuming about something else abdul rashid a shop people in the northern city of me that says islamophobia in india is that all time high. he blames the indian media. corona has a right this is what they say when they see muslims. their vision of shouting at us saying here comes corona is this a way to behave so there is a limit to our patience the discrimination started after an event by the leaky jamaat and islam except was recognized as occurred on our wireless hotspot many who attended the gathering in delhi became covert 19 carriers across india several

media channels were quick to claim that this was a deliberate attempt to undermine india some even alleging corona jihad. these allegations have also had a severe economic impact moment if the us would normally travel to different neighborhoods hawking has with some of these were predominantly hindu. now people refuse to let him in so when everyone is turning so away the residents say don't sell food here go back to your own neighborhood. police are stopping us to beating us down. these muslim vendors can now only sell goods in their own majority muslim neighborhood business has dried up elsewhere and made out rumors are circulating about malicious intent. locals here as fighting

a pots of multiple incidences of muslims entering neighborhoods and spitting in them to spend the coronavirus residents here are standing guard and barricading gates to prevent this from happening. even lead us from the ruling b.g.p. have claimed that members of the jamaat sect have deliberately spread the why if you're going on about india should have been free of coronavirus by now but him up with these members this collective like suicide bombers form these suicide bombers that should face the strictest possible legal action and it's got a right they should be punished in a way that generations to follow will be too afraid to commit such crimes. if the allegations the sect has spread the virus on purpose are still unfounded but fewer and across communities. but these men that image and has become an added burden during the long lockdown. earlier we spoke with booker

prize winning writer and political activist. in the delhi she gave us her take on the situation. the fact is it's not a crisis yet in india if you look at the numbers which of course but leave it exposed seems about the are so that all of us knew what you know it's it's bullshit on full display he just as you were reporting we're seeing we're suffering not just from corps but from a crisis of hatred primark races. and of course the lockdown in india it's not a lot darker as the physical distance is just physical compression. but really this crisis is against. it's coming of course and of that act of a massacre which was the result of you know since december people

protesting against the anti muslim citizenship a lot more and now to. be. under the cover of core with the government is moving to arrest young students to cases against lawyers been seen. as against activists and into the. 2 of them recently thought into doing so there's nothing i can see to look to the government all the. people i can speak to people and to the world outside not to do this lightly because obviously the situation is approaching. you know because the government's agenda has been that it says this government give muslims have been lynched was jim's have been hunted down but now the stigmatize it in this illness has left you know government policies on the street now you can hear it everywhere. the 1st

unaccompanied children to leave greek migrant cabs for new homes in germany are jew to arrive this weekend greece has faced criticism for failing to provide decent conditions for miners at its detention centers the plan is to relocate hundreds in a dozen use states and 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 offered that early on already on march the 8th the german government decided to accept at least 350 children from the candles. 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 i'm quite a positive person so i see it as an initial step in getting people here but more have to follow quickly with. the german interior ministry says huge numbers of play is. slowing down the process do you see 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. the japanese for target for yes it . has won the prestigious world press photo of the year award this photo shows a group of young people during sudan's peaceful uprising last year. recites poetry by the light of mobile phone screens they wore jury said the picture symbolizes

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